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verger

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verg·er  (vûrjr)
n. Chiefly British
1. One who carries the verge or other emblem of authority before a scholastic, legal, or religious dignitary in a procession.
2. One who takes care of the interior of a church and acts as an attendant during ceremonies.
verger
Noun
Chiefly Church of England
1. a church official who acts as caretaker
2. an official who carries the rod of office before a bishop or dean in ceremonies and processions [Latin virga rod, twig]
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Noun1.verger - a church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies
caretaker - a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
church officer - a church official
Translations
Spanish verger [ˈvəːdʒəʳ] n → sacristán m
French verger [ˈvəːdʒəʳ] n (Rel) → bedeau m
German verger [ˈvəːdʒəʳ] n (Rel) → Küster m
Italian verger [ˈvəːdʒəʳ] n (REL) → sagrestano
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He ran up the steps, entered the church, and addressing a verger who was sweeping the chapel, asked him if he knew Monsieur Bazin.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Tope, Chief Verger and Showman, and accustomed to be high with excursion parties, declines with a silent loftiness to perceive that any suggestion has been tendered to him.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Dickens, Charles View in context
We have often seen each other,' said Little Dorrit, recognising the sexton, or the beadle, or the verger, or whatever he was, 'when I have been at church here.
Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context
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