sexton

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From Medieval Latin sacristanus, based on Latin sacer (sacred).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈsɛkstən/

Noun [edit]

sexton (plural sextons)

  1. A church official who looks after a church and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell-ringer.

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Swedish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Norse sextán, from Proto-Germanic *sehstehun.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈsɛksˌtɔn/
  • (file)

Numeral [edit]

sexton

  1. (cardinal) sixteen

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