sacristan
noun
- officer charged with care of the sacristy, the church, and their contents
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈsækɹɪstən/
noun
Etymology: From French sacristain, Late Latin sacrista, from Latin sacer. Doublet of sexton.
- The person who maintains the sacristy and the sacred objects it contains.
“And hence the custom and law began That still at dawn the sacristan, Who duly pulls the heavy bell, Five and forty beads must tell Between each stroke”
“[…] every evening as the temple was closed for the night the sacristan paused: "Pindar to supper with the god!" he cried.”