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Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

1.

In Old English law, this title was given to an officer of the courts who carried a rod or staff before the justices.

2.

A person who keeps a gate or door; as the door-keeper of the houses of parliament 3. One who carries or conveys parcels, luggage, etc., particularly from one place to another in the same town.