Sexton
11Sexton — САУ Sexton в экспозиции варшавского музея Войска Польского …
12Sexton — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sexton est un nom de famille notamment porté par : Anne Sexton (1928 1974) écrivaine et poète américaine ; John Sexton (né en 1942), professeur… …
13Sexton — This interesting name has two possible origins, from an English occupational surname and from an Irish personal name. Firstly, it is an occupational name for a sexton or church warden. It derives from the Middle English sexteyn , which comes from …
14sexton — [14] Sexton and sacristan [14] are doublets: that is to say, they started out as the same word, but have diverged over the centuries. Both come from medieval Latin sacristānus, a derivative of sacrista ‘person in charge of holy vessels’ (which in …
15sexton — UK [ˈsekstən] / US noun [countable] Word forms sexton : singular sexton plural sextons someone whose job is to look after a church and the buildings connected with it …
16sexton — [14] Sexton and sacristan [14] are doublets: that is to say, they started out as the same word, but have diverged over the centuries. Both come from medieval Latin sacristānus, a derivative of sacrista ‘person in charge of holy vessels’ (which in …
17sexton — sextonship, n. /sek steuhn/, n. 1. an official of a church charged with taking care of the edifice and its contents, ringing the bell, etc., and sometimes with burying the dead. 2. an official who maintains a synagogue and its religious articles …
18Sexton — /sek steuhn/, n. Anne (Harvey), 1928 74, U.S. poet. * * * ▪ religion church custodian charged with keeping the church and parish buildings prepared for meetings, caring for church equipment, and performing related minor duties such as… …
19sexton — n. a person who looks after a church and churchyard, often acting as bell ringer and gravedigger. Phrases and idioms: sexton beetle any beetle of the genus Necrophorus, burying carrion to serve as a nidus for its eggs. Etymology: ME segerstane… …
20Sexton — n. a person who looks after a church and churchyard, often acting as bell ringer and gravedigger. Phrases and idioms: sexton beetle any beetle of the genus Necrophorus, burying carrion to serve as a nidus for its eggs. Etymology: ME segerstane… …
