D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

pallbearer

/(pa̤l"bâr*ẽr)/ · pall·bear·er · IPA
01 n. One of those who attend the coffin at a funeral; -- so called from the pall being formerly carried by them.
  1. 1.
    One of those who attend the coffin at a funeral; -- so called from the pall being formerly carried by them.