STANDARD-BEARER, noun [standard and bear.] An officer of an army, company or troop, that bears a standard; an ensign of infantry or a cornet of horse.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI
standard-bearer
Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
More founding-era words: liberty · virtue · republic · justice · providence · commerce · militia · arms · prudence · establishment · religion · usurpation · tyranny · citizen · unalienable · sovereign