| 单词 | ostiary |
| 释义 | ostiary /os"tee er'ee/, n. , pl. ostiaries. 1. Also called doorkeeper, porter. Rom. Cath. Ch. a. a member of the lowest-ranking of the four minor orders. b. the order itself. Cf. acolyte (def. 2), exorcist (def. 2), lector (def. 2). 2. a doorkeeper, as of a church. [1400-50; late ME hostiary < L ostiarius doorkeeper, equiv. to osti(um) door, entrance (see OSTIUM) + -arius -ARY] |
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