English Explanatory Dictionary

accensor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.

Pronunciation

/ækˈsɛnsɚ/ /əkˈsɛnsɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-accensor.wav

Word forms

accensor accensors

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin accēnsor, from accendō (“light, kindle”) + -tor (agent noun suffix). Compare accend.

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