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Webster 1913 Edition


Verger

Ver′ger

,
Noun.
[F.
verger
, from
verge
a rod. See 1st
Verge
.]
One who carries a verge, or emblem of office.
Specifically: –
(a)
An attendant upon a dignitary, as on a bishop, a dean, a justice, etc.
[Eng.]
Strype.
(b)
The official who takes care of the interior of a church building.

Ver′ger

,
Noun.
[F.]
A garden or orchard.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Verger

VERG'ER

,
Noun.
1.
He that carries the mace before the bishop, dean, &c.
2.
An officer who carries a white wand before the justices of either bend in England.