1
chiefly British
: an attendant that carries a verge (as before a bishop or justice)
2
: a church official who keeps order during services or serves as an usher or a sacristan
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Agnes and Millicent are named as the parents of the verger Canto in the episode.
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Cameron K McEwan, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
His real title is church verger, an office that dates to the earliest days of the Church of England.
—Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2019
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Cameron K McEwan, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
His real title is church verger, an office that dates to the earliest days of the Church of England.
—Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2019
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“Verger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verger. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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verger
noun
verg·er
ˈvər-jər 
: a minor church official
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