VERGER


Meaning of VERGER in English

/ ˈvɜːdʒə(r); NAmE ˈvɜːrdʒ-/ noun

( especially BrE ) an official whose job is to take care of the inside of a church and to perform some simple duties during church services

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English (originally referring to an officer who carries a rod before a bishop or dean as a symbol of office): from Anglo-Norman French , from Latin virga rod.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.