ostiarius

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōstiārius.

Synonyms

doorkeeper, ostiary

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