ceremoniariusn.
/ˌsɛrɪməʊnɪˈɛːrɪəs/ Ecclesiastical.
An official who superintends the ceremonies and assists the ministers in a liturgical service.
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1865 F. G. Lee Purchas's Directorium Anglicanum (ed. 2) 264 The ceremoniarius should be vested in cassock and cotta.
1898 Westm. Gaz. 10 Nov. 5/2 Before the prayer for the Church Militant the ceremonarius..again said the requiem æternam.
1913 C. Mackenzie Sinister St. I. ii. v. 216 I'm the Ceremonarius, and I can tell you I have my work cut out.
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