What does verger mean?
Verger means One who carries a verge, or emblem of office..
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/ˈvɜːd͡ʒə/ · noun
One who carries a verge, or emblem of office..
"We have often seen each other," said Little Dorrit, recognising the sexton, or the beadle, or the verger, or whatever he was, "when I have been at church here."
As soon as we were all in the night the verger rolled shut the doors and blotted out the chandeliers.
When she came to her place she opened the book, and perused it, and saw the pictures, but frowned and blushed; and then shut it, (of which several took notice,) and calling the verger, bade him bring her the old book, wherein she was formerly wont to read.
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Verger means One who carries a verge, or emblem of office..
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"We have often seen each other," said Little Dorrit, recognising the sexton, or the beadle, or the verger, or whatever he was, "when I have been at church here."
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