Ostiarius
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An ostiary; a doorman; a porter. historical
- 2 the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church wordnet
- 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.