| 单词 | sexton |
| 释义 | sexton —sextonship, n. /sek"steuhn/, n. 1. an official of a church charged with taking care of the edifice and its contents, ringing the bell, etc., and sometimes with burying the dead. 2. an official who maintains a synagogue and its religious articles, chants the designated portion of the Torah on prescribed days, and assists the cantor in conducting services on festivals. [1275-1325; ME sexteyn, sekesteyn, syncopated var. of SEGERSTANE, SECRISTEYN < AF segerstaine SACRISTAN] |
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