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词汇 ostiary
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Definition of ostiary in English:

ostiary

noun ˈɒstɪəri
  • A doorkeeper, especially of a church; specifically a member of the lowest of the four lesser orders in the pre-Reformation Western Church, and later in the Roman Catholic Church. Now historical.

Origin

Late 15th century; earliest use found in Higden's Polychronicon. From classical Latin ōstiārius ostiarius; compare -ary.

Definition of ostiary in US English:

ostiary

nounˈɒstɪəri
  • A doorkeeper, especially of a church; specifically a member of the lowest of the four lesser orders in the pre-Reformation Western Church, and later in the Roman Catholic Church. Now historical.

Origin

Late 15th century; earliest use found in Higden's Polychronicon. From classical Latin ōstiārius ostiarius; compare -ary.

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