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noun, plural os·ti·ar·ies.
1.
Also called doorkeeper, porter. Roman Catholic Church.
a.
a member of the lowest-ranking of the four minor orders.
2.
a doorkeeper, as of a church.
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Ostiary
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| ostiary (ˈɒstɪərɪ) | |
| —n , pl -aries | |
| RC Church another word for porter | |
| [C15: from Latin ostiārius doorkeeper, from ostium door] | |
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