ravenmaster
Etymology
From raven + master.
ravenmaster means A Yeoman Warder responsible for the feeding and welfare of the ravens of the Tower of London. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 84 out of 100.
Why “ravenmaster” is a great word
RAVENMASTER — [Noun] The Yeoman Warder of the Tower of London specifically charged with the care and welfare of its resident ravens. From the English words 'raven' (the large black bird of the genus Corvus) and 'master' (one having authority or control). Unlike "Beefeater" (a colloquial term for any Yeoman Warder) or "ornithologist" (a scientist who studies birds), the Ravenmaster is a practical custodian of a living tradition. It is the weight of fresh meat in a gloved hand at dawn, the precise clipping of a primary flight feather in the morning mist, and the nightly locking of shrewd, glossy birds into their aviary—a daily pact of husbandry that binds myth to monarchy, a warden of six shadows whose presence is, by superstition, all that stands between the Crown and its fall.
noun
- A Yeoman Warder responsible for the feeding and welfare of the ravens of the Tower of London.“The birds are trained to only respond to the ravenmaster Christopher Skaife - who is currently on furlough.”