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Ostiary

noun
(pl. ostiaries)
1.
The lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church.  Synonyms: doorkeeper, ostiarius.
2.
Someone who guards an entrance.  Synonyms: door guard, doorkeeper, doorman, gatekeeper, hall porter, porter.





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