English noun: ostiary | |||
1. | ostiary (person) the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church | ||
Synonyms | doorkeeper, ostiarius | ||
Broader (hypernym) | clergyman, Holy Order, man of the cloth, Order, reverend | ||
2. | ostiary (person) someone who guards an entrance | ||
Synonyms | door guard, doorkeeper, doorman, gatekeeper, hall porter, porter | ||
Broader (hypernym) | guard | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | commissionaire, night porter, ticket collector, ticket taker | ||