sexton
noun/ˈsekstən/
/ˈsekstən/
- a person whose job is to take care of a church and the area around it, ring the church bell, etc.Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French segrestein, from medieval Latin sacristanus, based on Latin sacer, sacr- ‘sacred’.
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