sidesman noun plural -men
- Church of England a man elected to help the parish church warden
Examples from the Web for sidesman Historical Examples of sidesman
That was not the case, because Mr. Mowll was a member of the Church of England and a sidesman.
Walter Besant
And then very quietly he stole one mole-like look into his sidesman’s face.
Walter de la Mare
“I’m sorry my nephew made a noise,” said John to the sidesman.
Compton Mackenzie
A stickler was a sidesman to a fencer, so called because he carried a stick, wherewith to part the combatants.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 (of 15)
Robert Dodsley
He obeyed passively, became a sidesman, and in due course vicar’s warden.
Richard Bird