libationer

Meanings

Plural: libationers

Noun

• A priest or religious official who conducts a libation ritual, in which a drink is poured as an offering to a divinity or ancestor.
• A Taoist religious office analogous to that of parish priest.
• The head of the Chinese Imperial College (Han dynasty through the Qing dynasty), and, by extension, any of the most highly respected scholars during that time period.