单词 | virger |
释义 | virgern. Obsolete exc. at certain cathedrals, such as St. Paul's and Winchester. An official rodbearer; a verger. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > verger > [noun] vergerc1402 vergerer1572 virgerer1581 virgifer1629 virger1671 wandsman1865 society > authority > office > holder of office > ceremonial officials > [noun] > usher > bearing a rod or staff vergerc1402 vergerer1572 virgifer1629 virger1671 stavesman1786 wand-bearer1840 1671 F. Philipps Regale Necessarium 176 The Virgers or Tipstaves attending upon the said Courts. 1704 South in T. Warton Life Bathurst (1761) 185 You may deposit it with Mr. Thomas Rooks, virger of Christ-church. 1777 Ann. Reg. 1776 ii. 8 The archbishop..came to visit us at the convent,..attended by a virger. 1832 Index Rolls of Parl. 1001/1 Office of Virger, or Usher to the Order of the Garter,..confirmed to William Pope. 1975 M. Sullivan Watch how you Go x. 174 The Canons' Virger on duty always virges the Canons in procession. 1978 Church Times 1 Sept. 8/2 If the Dean were still preceded by a wanded virger on his way to the divine office. 1983 Church Times 11 Mar. 17/5 The Dean and Chapter of Winchester invite applications for a virger. Derivatives virge v. [as back-formation] (transitive) to conduct (cathedral dignitaries, etc.) in the manner of a virger. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > verger > act as verger [verb (transitive)] virge1975 1975 [see main sense]. 1977 Church Times 25 Nov. 8/5 The Deacon is virged from his place to the Altar for the Gospel during the Fanfare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > verger > [noun] vergerc1402 vergerer1572 virgerer1581 virgifer1629 virger1671 wandsman1865 1581 A. Gilby Pleasaunt Dialogue sig. L7v 9. The Cannon. 10. The pettie Canon. 11. The Virgerer. 1663 A. Wood Life & Times (1891) I. 482 After them came the virgerer and six bedells. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1581 |
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