Definition of "palmer" [palm•er]

• A medieval European pilgrim who carried a palm branch as a token of having visited the Holy Land. (noun)

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• ""What does a 'palmer' mean, Miss Harson?" asked Malcolm."
• "A "palmer" is someone who wears a palm leaf as testimony of having taken a pilgrimage to the Holy Land."
• "* [Footnote: A palmer was a person who bad made a pilgrimage to the"