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Ostiarius

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An ostiary; a doorman; a porter. historical
  2. 2
    the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church wordnet
  3. 3
    A student office held by a prefect with the duties of keeping order, collecting the vulguses, and ensuring the other students attend class.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōstiārius.

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