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Sexton (probably from sacristan), the keeper of things belonging to divine worship. He is chosen by the incumbent, but sometimes by the parishioners, according to custom. There is, it seems, no presumption in law that the office of sexton in an ancient parish church is a freehold for life, Rex v. Dymock (Vicar and Churchwardens), (1915) 1 KB 147. His particular duties are to cleanse the church, to pen the pews, to fill up the graves, to provide candles and other necessaries, and to prevent disturbance in the church, 59 Geo. 3, c. 134, ss. 6, 10; and 19 & 20 Vict. c. 104, 9, and 11 & 12 Geo. 5 (No. 1), s. 6....
Sextoness
A female sexton a sextons wife...
Necrophore
Any one of numerous species of beetles of the genus Necrophorus and allied genera called also burying beetle carrion beetle sexton beetle...
Sacristan
An officer of the church who has the care of the utensils or movables and of the church in general a sexton...
Sexton
An under officer of a church whose business is to take care of the church building and the vessels vestments etc belonging to the church to attend on the officiating clergyman and to perform other duties pertaining to the church such as to dig graves ring the bell etc...
Sextonship
The office of a sexton...
Campana bajula
Campana bajula, a small hand-bell, used in the ceremonies of the Roman Church, and retained amongst the Protestants by sextons, parish clerks, and criers, Cumb. ap. Wharton Angl. Sacr., par. 2, p. 637....
Sacristan
Sacristan, a sexton, anciently called sagerson or sagiston; the keeper of things belonging to divine worship....
Sextery lands
Sextery lands, lands given to a church or religious house for maintenance of a sexton or sacristan....
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