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Verger

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Chiefly British One who carries the verge or other emblem of authority before a scholastic, legal, or religious dignitary in a procession.

n. Chiefly British One who takes care of the interior of a church and acts as an attendant during ceremonies.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A lay person who takes care of the interior of a church and acts as an attendant during services, where he or she carries the verge (or virge). An usher; in major ecclesiastical landmarks, a tour guide. In the United States, the office is generally combined with that of sexton.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. One who carries a verge, or emblem of office.

n. An attendant upon a dignitary, as on a bishop, a dean, a justice, etc.

n. The official who takes care of the interior of a church building.

n. A garden or orchard.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. One who carries a verge, or staff of office.

n. An oilicial who takes care of the interior of a church, exhibits it to visitors, and assigns seats to worshipers.

n. An inclosure; specifically, an orchard.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies

Word Usage

"The verger was a man past fifty, but there was no knowing by how many years, for he himself did not know the exact year of his birth, though he knew the day and month."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

caretaker church officer

Same Context

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