Meaning of ostiary in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈɒstɪəri/

    US accent

    UK accent

  1. Noun

    ostiary

    Etymology

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

    Definitions

    1. the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
  2. 2. someone who guards an entrance

Browse dictionary