Ostiary
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɒsti.əɹi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ostiary is a noun meaning One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a porter.
Meaning
One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a porter.
More Meanings
- (archaic) The mouth of a river; an estuary.
Example Sentences
So arrayed I stepped at last from my door and was saluted as before by my monstrous ostiaries.
the river of Nilus hath seven ostiaries, that is, by seven channels disburdened itself into the sea
They had other inferiour degrees of the Clergy, vvhich becauſe they are meerly ſubſervient, and not conſiderable in Church-government, I ſhall onely touch upon them. […] Laſtly, Oſtiaries; vvhich uſed to ring the bells, and open and ſhut the Church-doores.
Word Forms
- ostiaries
Synonyms for ostiary
Depending on context, synonyms include ostiarius.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include doorkeeper, embouchure, lade, over, euripe, ditionary.
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