sexton n.

early 14c. (c. 1300 as a surname), sextein, sextyn, "under-officer in charge of the buildings and sacred objects of a religious house or church," from Old French segrestien, which is worn down from Medieval Latin secristanus, a variant of sacristanus (see sacristan). The sense of "custodian and janitor of a church" had emerged by 1580s. He also often prepared graves and attended at funerals. Related: Sexonry; sexonship. Fem. forms sextress, sextrice are recorded 15c., but the usual form is sextoness (early 15c.).

词汇	sexton
词源	sexton n. early 14c. (c. 1300 as a surname), sextein, sextyn, "under-officer in charge of the buildings and sacred objects of a religious house or church," from Old French segrestien, which is worn down from Medieval Latin secristanus, a variant of sacristanus (see sacristan). The sense of "custodian and janitor of a church" had emerged by 1580s. He also often prepared graves and attended at funerals. Related: Sexonry; sexonship. Fem. forms sextress, sextrice are recorded 15c., but the usual form is sextoness (early 15c.). Entries linking to sexton sacristan n. "officer charged with looking after the vessels, vestments, and valuables, of a church or religious house," early 14c. (late 12c. as a surname), from Medieval Latin sacristanus, from Latin sacrista, from sacer (genitive sacri) "sacred" (see sacred). Compare sexton, which is a corrupted doublet. Sometimes also sacrist. updated on July 11, 2022
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sexton n.

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