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Definition of sexton

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Sexton (n.) An under officer of a church, whose business is to take care of the church building and the vessels, vestments, etc., belonging to the church, to attend on the officiating clergyman, and to perform other duties pertaining to the church, such as to dig graves, ring the bell, etc..

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Sacristan :: Sacristan (n.) An officer of the church who has the care of the utensils or movables, and of the church in general; a sexton..

Sextonship :: Sextonship (n.) The office of a sexton.

Sextoness :: Sextoness (n.) A female sexton; a sexton's wife.

Necrophore :: Necrophore (n.) Any one of numerous species of beetles of the genus Necrophorus and allied genera; -- called also burying beetle, carrion beetle, sexton beetle..

Sextonry :: Sextonry (n.) Sextonship.

Sexton :: Sexton (n.) An under officer of a church, whose business is to take care of the church building and the vessels, vestments, etc., belonging to the church, to attend on the officiating clergyman, and to perform other duties pertaining to the church, such as to dig graves, ring the bell, etc..