lampadarius

== English == === Etymology === From Latin lampadārius, from lampada, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, “candle”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌlæm.pəˈdɛəɹi.əs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌlæm.pəˈdɛɹi.əs/ Rhymes: -ɛəɹi.əs === Noun === lampadarius (plural lampadarii) (historical) A slave who carried torches before consuls, emperors and other high officials both during the later Roman Republic and under the Empire. (Christianity) The leader of the second (left) choir of singers in Eastern Orthodox Christianity.