Definition of Ostiary

Noun: ostiary  'ós-tee,e-ree [N. Amer], ós-tee-u-ree [Brit]

  1. The lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
    - doorkeeper, ostiarius
     
  2. Someone who guards an entrance
    - doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper

See also:
ostiarius
ostinati

Anagrams containing the word ostiary

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