Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ostiarius

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: os-tiar-ius
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ostiary; a doorman; a porter.

noun

A student office held by a prefect with the duties of keeping order, collecting the vulguses, and ensuring the other students attend class.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ōstiārius.

Inflected Forms

ostiarii (plural)

Synonyms

doorkeeper ostiary

Questions

What does ostiarius mean?: An ostiary; a doorman; a porter.
Where does ostiarius come from?: Borrowed from Latin ōstiārius.

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