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Webster 1913 Edition

Altarist

Al′tar-ist

,

Noun.

[Cf. LL.

altarista

, F.

altariste

.]

(Old Law)

(a)

A chaplain.

(b)

A vicar of a church.

Webster 1828 Edition

Altarist

AL'TARIST

, or AL'TAR-THANE,

Noun.

In old laws, an appellation given to the priest to whom the altarage belonged; also a chaplain.