[sak-ri-stuh
n] 
| 1. | Also called sac⋅rist [sak-rist, sey-krist] . an official in charge of the sacred vessels, vestments, etc., of a church or a religious house. |
| 2. | a sexton. |
| sac·ris·tan (sāk'rĭ-stən) n.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin sacristānus, from sacrista, from Latin sacer, sacred; see sacred.] |
sacristan
a sexton (q.v.) or, more commonly, the officer of the church in charge of the sacristy and its contents, such as the sacred vessels and vestments. The person may be either someone in holy orders, as is common in a cathedral, or a lay person
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