ecclesiarch

[ ih-klee-zee-ahrk ]
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nounEastern Church.
  1. a sacristan, especially of a monastery.

Origin of ecclesiarch

1
From the Medieval Greek word ekklēsiarchḗs, dating back to 1775–85. See ecclesia, -arch

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