单词 | wandsman |
释义 | wandsmann. An official who carries a wand or rod; a verger (verger n.2 1) of a cathedral. Cf. wand-bearer n. at wand n. Compounds 4. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > verger > [noun] vergerc1402 vergerer1572 virgerer1581 virgifer1629 virger1671 wandsman1865 1865 W. G. Palgrave Narr. Journey through Arabia I. iii. 109 After passing between files of wandsmen and swordsmen, Arabs and negroes, we entered on a small court. 1906 Times 10 May 3/6 The wandsmen of St. Paul's Cathedral. 1912 Jerome John Ingerfield v. 210 Seizing the robe of a passing wandsman, he..inquired if the Bishop had yet left the Cathedral. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1865 |
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