sexton C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈsɛk.stən/ See IPA manual Freq #36920 Meanings 1 noun A church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell ringer. On that same night, Mr Haredale, having strongly bound his prisoner, with the assistance of the sexton, and forced him to mount his horse, conducted him to Chigwell. 2 noun an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects 3 noun A sexton beetle. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a church official who looks... sacristan 2 noun · an officer of the church... sacristan Word family Derived forms sextoncysextonesssextonrysextonshipundersexton Related forms churchwardensacramentsacrednesssacristanrysacristrysacristy Etymology From Old French segrestien, from Medieval Latin sacristanus, based on Latin sacer (“sacred”). Doublet of sacristan. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sexton **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsɛk.stən/ **Frequency rank:** 36920 ## Meanings 1. A church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell ringer. 2. an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects 3. A sexton beetle. ## Examples - On that same night, Mr Haredale, having strongly bound his prisoner, with the assistance of the sexton, and forced him to mount his horse, conducted him to Chigwell. ## Derived Forms - sextoncy - sextoness - sextonry - sextonship - undersexton ## Related Forms - churchwarden - sacrament - sacredness - sacristanry - sacristry - sacristy ## Etymology From Old French segrestien, from Medieval Latin sacristanus, based on Latin sacer (“sacred”). Doublet of sacristan. ## Topics - Animals markdown