ostiary

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

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