As nouns the difference between verger and churchwarden
is that
verger is one who carries a verge, or emblem of office while
churchwarden is a lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.
verger Noun
( en noun)
One who carries a verge, or emblem of office.
(chiefly, British) A lay person who takes care of the interior of a church and acts as an attendant during services, where he or she carries the verge (or virge). An usher; in major ecclesiastical landmarks, a tour guide. In the United States, the office is generally combined with that of sexton.
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- ‘We have often seen each other,’ said Little Dorrit, recognising the sexton, or the beadle, or the verger , or whatever he was, ‘when I have been at church here.’
(UK) An attendant upon a dignitary, such as a bishop or dean, a justice, etc.
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churchwarden Noun
( en noun)
(British) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.
(US) A similar functionary of the Episcopal church.
(UK, slang) A churchwarden pipe.
- There was a small wooden table placed in front of the smoldering fire, with decanters, a jar of tobacco, and two long churchwardens . — W. Black.
Derived terms
* churchwarden pipe
* churchwardenship
See also
* vestry
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