ostiary n 1: the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church [syn: {doorkeeper}, {ostiary}, {ostiarius}] 2: someone who guards an entrance [syn: {doorkeeper}, {doorman}, {door guard}, {hall porter}, {porter}, {gatekeeper}, {ostiary}]
Ostiary \Os"ti*a*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}. [L. ostium door, entrance. See {Usher}.] 1. The mouth of a river; an estuary. [R.] --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a porter. --N. Bacon. [1913 Webster]