What is the meaning of the word "pallbearer"?

Definitions:

  1. A person who helps carry or escort a coffing or casket at a funeral, typically during the procession to the grave or hearse. copy to clipboard NOUN
    • He was honored to be asked to serve as a pallbearer at his grandfather's funeral. copy to clipboard
  2. Someone chosen to carry or symbolically accompany a coffing during funeral rites. copy to clipboard NOUN
    • The pallbearers carefully lifted the casked and walked it to the gravesite. copy to clipboard

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