Macer
one of a number of officers attending the Supreme Courts in Scotland, appointed by the crown. Their duty is to keep silence in the court, and execute the orders of the courts, if addressed to them. They hold their office for life, and are paid by salary.
MACERATA (mä-chā-rä'tä), a walled town of central Italy, picturesquely perched on an eminence (1,207 feet), 44 miles S. of Ancona; has a cathedral, a beautiful town hall of the 13th century, and manufactures of glass and pottery; the university (1290) had in 1917 about 340 students. Pop. about 25,000..
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