noun
Meaning 1
An ostiary; a doorman; a porter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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ostiarius
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noun
Meaning 2
A student office held by a prefect with the duties of keeping order, collecting the vulguses, and ensuring the other students attend class.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Winchester College
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noun
Meaning 3
the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: doorkeeper, ostiary
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth, Holy Order, Order
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ōstiārius.