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palmer:
(plural: ‘palmers‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘l’ is silent)
(a ‘pilgrim’ = any person who visits several places of worship, usually distant places of worship; a ‘palm branch’ is a branch/frond of a palm tree)
a palmer with a palm branch (a woman acting as a palmer of the past)
a European pilgrim who carried a palm branch to show that he/she visited the Holy Land, Jerusalem, in the past;
a travelling monk;
any pilgrim,
e.g.
Palmers carried palm branches as a sign of their visit to the Holy Land.
palmers (a group of Christian monks/priests on a pilgrimage)
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