Found 2 items, similar to Ostiary.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ostiary 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, ostiarius] 2: someone who guards an entrance [syn: doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper]
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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]