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ostiarii

ostiarii is the plural of ostiarius.

Meaning of ostiarius

Noun

ostiarius (plural ostiarii)

  1. (historical) An ostiary; a doorman; a porter.
  2. (Winchester College) A student office held by a prefect with the duties of keeping order, collecting the vulguses, and ensuring the other students attend class.

Questions about ostiarii

What is ostiarii the plural of?
Ostiarii is the plural of ostiarius.

Words near ostiarii in the dictionary

  1. Ostian
  2. Ostians
  3. ostiariate
  4. ostiariates
  5. ostiaries
  6. ostiarii
  7. ostiarius
  8. ostiary
  9. Ostic
  10. ostikan
  11. ostikanate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ostiarii (page history and authors); ostiarius (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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