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Definition of: ostiary
(os′tē·er′ē) noun plural ·ar·ies
1. In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric belonging to the lowest of the minor orders.
2. A doorkeeper. Also os′ti·ar′i·us (-âr′ē·əs). [<L ostiarius doorkeeper <ostium a door]
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