verger

英 ['vɜːdʒə] 美['vɝdʒɚ]
  • n. 教堂司事;执权标者;教堂管理人
  • n. (Verger)人名;(法)韦尔热;(西)贝赫尔

英英释义


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

中文词源


verger 教堂司事

来自拉丁语virga,小杆,绿枝,引申词义权杖,执权杖者,教堂司事。

英文词源


verger (n.)
"one who carries a verge as an officer of the church," c. 1400, probably from Anglo-French *verger, from verge (see verge (n.)).