sexton
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Medieval Latin sacristanus, based on Latin sacer (“sacred”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈsɛkstən/
Noun [edit]
sexton (plural sextons)
- A church official who looks after a church and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell-ringer.
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Translations [edit]
church official
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Swedish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Norse sextán, from Proto-Germanic *sehstehun.
Pronunciation [edit]
Numeral [edit]
sexton
- (cardinal) sixteen