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ostiary

/os-tee-er-ee/US // ˈɒs tiˌɛr i //UK // (ˈɒstɪərɪ) //

中介机构,中介人,奥斯曼,奥斯丁

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural os·ti·ar·ies.

    • : Also called doorkeeper, porter. Roman Catholic Church. a member of the lowest-ranking of the four minor orders.the order itself.Compare acolyte, exorcist, lector.
    • : a doorkeeper, as of a church.

Examples

  • In the decline of his popularity he permitted his door-keeper, whom he dignifies with the title of Ostiary, to take a shilling!