Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sacristan"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sacristan \Sac"ris*tan\, n. [F. sacristain, LL. sacrista, fr. L.
sacer. See {Sacred}, and cf. {Sexton}.]
An officer of the church who has the care of the utensils or
movables, and of the church in general; a sexton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sacristan
n : an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
[syn: {sexton}]
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