Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Ostiary"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ostiary \Os"ti*a*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}. [L. ostium door,
entrance. See {Usher}.]
1. The mouth of a river; an estuary. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
2. One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a
porter. --N. Bacon.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ostiary
n : someone who guards the entrance to a building [syn: {doorkeeper},
{doorman}, {door guard}, {hall porter}, {porter}, {gatekeeper}]
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