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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[LL.

sacrista

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A sacristan; also, a person retained in a cathedral to copy out music for the choir, and take care of the books.

Noun.

A sacristan; a person retained in a cathedral to copy out music for the choir, and take care of the books.

sacrist ‎(plural sacrists)

A sacristan.
A person retained in a cathedral to copy out music for the choir and take care of the books.