OSTIARY

doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiary

(noun) someone who guards an entrance

doorkeeper, ostiary, ostiarius

(noun) the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

ostiary (plural ostiaries)

The mouth of a river; an estuary.

One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a porter.

Source: Wiktionary

Os"ti*a*ry, n.; pl. -ries. Etym: [L. ostium door, entrance. See Usher.]

1. The mouth of a river; an estuary. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

2. One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a porter. N. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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