Definition of OSTIARY

ostiary

Plural: ostiaries

Noun

  • A doorkeeper or porter, especially in a church.
  • the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
  • someone who guards an entrance
  • The mouth of a river; an estuary.
  • One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a porter.

Examples

  • He felt like the ostiary of the Words With Friends dictionary, guarding its secrets.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ostiārius, from ostium (“door, entrance”). See usher, which may be a doublet.

Synonyms

door guard, doorkeeper, doorman, gatekeeper, hall porter, ostiarius, porter

Scrabble Score: 10

ostiary: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ostiary: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ostiary: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

ostiary: valid Words With Friends Word