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Noun: ostiarius
Usage: archaic
  1. The lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
    "In medieval times, the ostiarius was responsible for guarding the church doors";
    - doorkeeper, ostiary

Type of: Holy Order, Order, reverend

Encyclopedia: Ostiarius