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verger

noun
/ˈvɜːd͡ʒə/UK/ˈvɝd͡ʒɚ/US

Etymology

From verge (“rod”) + -er.

  1. derived from virga
  2. borrowed from verge
  3. formed as verger — “verge + -er”

Definitions

  1. One who carries a verge, or emblem of office.

  2. A lay person who takes care of the interior of a church and acts as an attendant during…

    A lay person who takes care of the interior of a church and acts as an attendant during services, where he or she carries the verge (or virge). In the United States, the office is generally combined with that of sexton.

    • "We have often seen each other," said Little Dorrit, recognising the sexton, or the beadle, or the verger, or whatever he was, "when I have been at church here."
    • As soon as we were all in the night the verger rolled shut the doors and blotted out the chandeliers.

  3. An usher

    An usher; also, in major ecclesiastical landmarks, a tour guide.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. An attendant upon a dignitary, such as a bishop or dean, a justice, etc.

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