Definition von „archimime“ auf Englisch

noun

1. The chief jester or mimic who would imitate the dead person as part of ancient Roman funeral processions.

   • 1658: The Archimime or Jester attending the Funerall train, and imitating the speeches, gesture, and manners of the deceased, was too light for such solemnities — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 37)