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verger


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Verger  \Ver"ger\,  n.  [F.  verger,  from  verge  a  rod.  See  1st 
  {Verge}.] 
  One  who  carries  a  verge,  or  emblem  of  office.  Specifically: 
 
  a  An  attendant  upon  a  dignitary,  as  on  a  bishop,  a  dean,  a 
  justice,  etc  [Eng.]  --Strype. 
  b  The  official  who  takes  care  of  the  interior  of  a  church 
  building. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Verger  \Ver"ger\,  n. 
  A  garden  or  orchard.  [Obs.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  verger 
  n  :  a  church  officer  who  takes  care  of  the  interior  of  the 
  building  and  acts  as  an  attendant  during  ceremonies 




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