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ostiary


noun, plural os·ti·ar·ies.

  1. Also called doorkeeper, porter. Roman Catholic Church.
    1. a member of the lowest-ranking of the four minor orders.
    2. the order itself.Compare acolyte(def 2), exorcist(def 2), lector(def 2).
  2. a doorkeeper, as of a church.

noun plural -aries

  1. RC Church another word for porter 2 (def. 4)
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