meaning of sexton
1. An under officer of a church, whose business is to take care of the church building and the vessels, vestments, etc. , belonging to the church, to attend on the officiating clergyman, and to perform other duties pertaining to the church, such as to dig graves, ring the bell, etc.
2. an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
Related Words
sexton | sextoness | sextonry | sextonship |
