anagnost
noun
an·ag·nost
ˈaˌnagˌnäst
variants or anagnostes
ˌ⸗ˌ⸗ˈnäˌstēz
plural anagnosts
-sts
or anagnostae -ˌstī,
-ē
: a cleric in the first of the minor orders of the Eastern Church who reads lessons aloud from the Epistles or the Old Testament in the liturgy
Word History
Etymology
Late Greek anagnōstēs, from Greek, reader, slave trained to read, secretary, from anagignōskein to read, from ana- + gignōskein to know
First Known Use
1601, in the meaning defined above