A person responsible for the altar and its furnishings, accessories, etc.; one who attends to an altar.

A person, (now) esp. a layperson, who holds office in a church; (in Scotland) spec. = kirk officer n. at kirk, n. compounds 2 (also called beadle).

An inferior parish officer appointed by the vestry to keep order in church, punish petty offenders, and act as the servitor or messenger of the…

a paid official whose job is to maintain the building and property of the church, and to assist the minister in administration; = church officer, n.

Scottish. A beadle; = church officer, n. Obsolete.