单词 | sexton |
释义 | sexton/ˈsɛkst(ə)n /noun A person who looks after a church and churchyard, typically acting as bell-ringer and gravedigger.Although many of Doyle's paintings depict the comical and amusing characters of his environment, it should be noted that Doyle was an intensely religious person who attended church regularly and served as the sexton of his church....
OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French segrestein, from medieval Latin sacristanus (see sacristan). |
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