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wandsman

American  
[wondz-muhn] / ˈwɒndz mən /

noun

British.
wandsmen plural
  1. verger.


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Etymology

Origin of wandsman

First recorded in 1860–65; wand + 's 1 + -man

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The wandsman was touched; so was the Bishop. 

From John Ingerfield and Other Stories by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)

Seizing the robe of a passing wandsman, he tremulously inquired if the Bishop had yet left the Cathedral. 

From John Ingerfield and Other Stories by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)

The wandsman answered that he had not, but that he was just on the point of doing so.

From John Ingerfield and Other Stories by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)

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