# dapifer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdæpɪfə/

## Definitions
1. The servant that brings the meat to the table at a meal.
2. The official title of the steward in a medieval English nobleman's household.
3. The most senior of the five great officers of state in the medieval French royal court.

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin dapifer, from Latin daps (“feast”) + -fer (“bearer”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dapifer