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• A parish officer elected annually to preserve good order in the church during divine service, to make complaint of any disorderly conduct, and to enforce the observance of the Sabbath.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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• A parish officer elected annually to preserve good order in the church during divine service, to make complaint of any disorderly conduct, and to enforce the observance of the Sabbath.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.