Verger

Word VERGER
Character 6
Hyphenation ver ger
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Verger"

What do we mean by verger?

One who carries the verge or other emblem of authority before a scholastic, legal, or religious dignitary in a procession. noun

One who takes care of the interior of a church and acts as an attendant during ceremonies. noun

One who carries a verge, or staff of office. noun

An oilicial who takes care of the interior of a church, exhibits it to visitors, and assigns seats to worshipers. noun

An inclosure; specifically, an orchard. noun

One who carries a verge, or emblem of office. noun

An attendant upon a dignitary, as on a bishop, a dean, a justice, etc. noun

The official who takes care of the interior of a church building. noun

A garden or orchard. noun

A lay person who takes care of the interior of a church and acts as an attendant during services, where he or she carries the verge (or virge). An usher; in major ecclesiastical landmarks, a tour guide. In the United States, the office is generally combined with that of sexton. noun

A church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies noun

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The word "verger" in example sentences

What I want to know is who was the so called verger who gave you the shove. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The verger was a man past fifty, but there was no knowing by how many years, for he himself did not know the exact year of his birth, though he knew the day and month. ❋ Peters, Ellis, 1913-1995 (1986)

A verger was a sort of caretaker, she knew that much. ❋ Cameron, Stella (1985)

This verger was the son and the grandson of vergers. ❋ Unknown (1913)

"` I will send for a glass of water, sir, 'said the clergyman leaving the vestry to call the verger, or clerk, ` the lady is fainting.' ❋ Frederick Marryat (1820)

His father sent Bob and Chris cables describing the madness of the crisis: the RAF bombed his office and hit the church next door killing the verger, just one of a "series of catastrophic mistakes" that infuriated and shocked the family. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The verger leaned against the wall as he tried to get his breath back. ❋ John Connolly (2009)

The verger looked at the vicar, then nodded and smiled. ❋ John Connolly (2009)

The verger leaned down, cupped his hands, and, with some effort, boosted Reverend Ussher up close to the windowsill, onto which the vicar managed to haul himself with some effort. ❋ John Connolly (2009)

It hung in the air, and the vicar and verger could almost feel the dead man below straining to move it higher, but then the stone fell down again and all was quiet. ❋ John Connolly (2009)

He released his grip on his crosier and began to crawl along the floor, his hands clutching at the ends of the pews as he pulled himself along, his attention still fixed upon the verger. ❋ John Connolly (2009)

They might have remained that way too, had the verger not been hit on the side of the head with a sharp piece of masonry. ❋ John Connolly (2009)

He thought about that for a moment, until another piece of masonry was picked from the church and thrown hard at the verger, who did a little skip in order to avoid it. ❋ John Connolly (2009)

He and the verger retreated into the church and locked the door. ❋ John Connolly (2009)

Now, as the vicar and verger watched, shambling shapes began to emerge from the Dead Field, their progress lit by the lights of the church grounds. ❋ John Connolly (2009)

According to the verger, the dead have started to rise. ❋ John Connolly (2009)

The vicar and verger had taken the precaution of pushing chairs and pews up against the doors in an effort to hold off the attacking corpses if they did manage to break through. ❋ John Connolly (2009)

REVEREND USSHER, THE VICAR, and Mr. Berkeley, the verger, were standing outside the Church of St. Timidus, greeting the congregation as its members filed out on that bright Sunday morning. ❋ John Connolly (2009)

The vicar and verger watched, openmouthed, as the gargoyle rubbed its head. ❋ John Connolly (2009)

“Sergeant—,” began the verger, but he was interrupted. ❋ John Connolly (2009)

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