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Meanings of verger in English

Swiss family.

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Usage of verger in English
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They sang in her ears while she questioned the verger about Romley.
Hetty Wesley
2
He handed the man a piece of silver and the verger disappeared.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 / Little J...
3
But, madam, the verger waits to close the gates on your ladyship.
The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., a Colonel in the Service of H...
4
The verger saw us, and spoke to us as we went by.
Henry Dunbar: A Novel
5
But he had been there before, gabbling fluent Spanish with the verger.
The Port of Adventure
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When the service had closed, an intelligent verger acted as my guide.
Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 1 / Great Britain and ...
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The verger had done his work well; the gate was locked.
The hangman's daughter
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The verger shows his bald head in the pulpit of truth.
Monsieur, Madame, and Bébé — Volume 01
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The people have given something to a verger not to let others in.
The Car of Destiny
10
After all, I was somebody; I was not a cathedral verger.
The Inheritors
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Presently, by the kind offices of a pleasant simple verger, I did more.
The Upton Letters
12
The choristers took their beer there, and the landlord was a retired verger.
He Knew He Was Right
13
Johnson consulted with a thin-legged, short-skirted verger about the disposition of the party.
The History of Mr. Polly
14
Hunt was not only the baker, he was the church verger.
The Honorable Miss: A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town
15
The verger knew them and reserved their favorite stalls for them.
A Sweet Girl Graduate
16
The verger with his rod has life ironed out beneath him.
Jacob's Room
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