Definition of Sexon
Sex"ton (?), n. [OE. sextein,
contr. fr. sacristan.] An under officer of a church, whose
business is to take care of the church building and the vessels,
vestments, etc., belonging to the church, to attend on the officiating
clergyman, and to perform other duties pertaining to the church, such
as to dig graves, ring the bell, etc.
Sexton beetle (Zoöl.), a burying
beetle.
Sex"ton (?), n. [OE. sextein,
contr. fr. sacristan.] An under officer of a church, whose
business is to take care of the church building and the vessels,
vestments, etc., belonging to the church, to attend on the officiating
clergyman, and to perform other duties pertaining to the church, such
as to dig graves, ring the bell, etc.
Sexton beetle (Zoöl.), a burying
beetle.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- An employee or officer of a church who is responsible for the care and upkeep of church property, and sometimes for ringing bells and digging graves.
Swedish
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- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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