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sacristan (n.)

"officer charged with looking after the buildings and property of a church or religious house," early 14c. (late 12c. as a surname), from Medieval Latin sacristanus, from Latin sacrista, from sacer (genitive sacri) "sacred" (see sacred). Compare sexton, which is a doublet.

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Definitions of sacristan from WordNet

sacristan (n.)
an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects;
Synonyms: sexton
From wordnet.princeton.edu