thuribulerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

thuribuler (plural thuribulers)

1. (obsolete) A thurifer.
   • 1875, John Richard Walbran, “The Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Wilfrid”, in A Guide to Ripon, Fountains Abbey, Harrogate, Bolton Priory, and Several places of interest in their vicinity, 12th edition, Ripon: A. Johnson & Co., page 40:

     The establishment at this latter period consisting of seven secular canons, each stall having a vicar choral annexed, excepting that of Stanwick ; three deacons ; three subdecons ; and nine cantarists ; six thuribulers and sub-thuribulers ; six choristers ; a seneschal ; registrar; sacristan ; and several inferior officers.

   • 1891, Arthur Francis Leach, editor, Visitations and Memorials of Southwell Minster,  […] The Camden Society, page 187:

     There were two incense bearers and six choristers. The form of admission for thuribuler is the same (substituting the word) as for chorister. Only one admission of a thuribuler is recorded,

Further reading

• “thuribuler, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.