A churchwarden's assistant, a sidesman. Now historical.
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释义 | society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > church-warden > [noun] > assistant to (4) questman1454 A churchwarden's assistant, a sidesman. Now historical. sidesman1558 Christian Church (chiefly Anglican Church). A churchwarden’s assistant, who performs such duties as showing congregants to their seats and taking the… sideman1570 Christian Church (chiefly Anglican Church). A churchwarden's assistant; = sidesman, n. 2a. sworn man1571 (formerly written in one word): gen. a man bound by oath to the performance of a duty or office; hence, a man bound to strict service, a ‘vassal’… |
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