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ostiary
[ os-tee-er-ee ]
noun
plural ostiaries.
- Also called doorkeeper, porter. Roman Catholic Church.
- a member of the lowest-ranking of the four minor orders.
- a doorkeeper, as of a church.
ostiary
/ ˈɒ²õ³Ùɪə°ùɪ /
noun
- RC Church another word for porter 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ostiary1
C15: from Latin ´Ç²õ³Ù¾±Äå°ù¾±³Ü²õ doorkeeper, from ostium door
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Example Sentences
Ostiary, os′ti-ar-i, n. the doorkeeper of a church.
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In the decline of his popularity he permitted his door-keeper, whom he dignifies with the title of Ostiary, to take a shilling!
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Associated words: lintel, jamb, sill, threshold, stile, panel, rail, mullion, porte-cochère, reveal, rabbet, casing. doorkeeper, n. porter, concierge, ostiary; tyler. doorsill, n. threshold. dormancy, n. abeyance, quiescence, inactivity, torpor, lethargy, inertness. dormant, a. quiescent, latent, inert, inactive, abeyant, torpid. dose, n. draught, dram, potion.
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