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sidesman

sidesman noun: an assistant to a churchwarden, one of whose duties is to collect offerings during a service.

Noun

sidesman (plural sidesmen)

  1. An assistant to a churchwarden, one of whose duties is to collect offerings during a service.
    • By the 17th century churchwardens, now assisted by sidesmen, were overseeing parish taxes (with the parish clerks), controlling the stocks and whipping posts, and organising relief for the poor and for wayfarers.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 187
    Synonyms:
    questman

Synonyms of sidesman

Forms of sidesman

pluralsidesmen

Origin of sidesman

Corruption of synod's man.

Questions about sidesman

What does sidesman mean?
Sidesman means an assistant to a churchwarden, one of whose duties is to collect offerings during a service.
What part of speech is sidesman?
Sidesman is a noun.
What is the plural of sidesman?
The plural of sidesman is sidesmen.

Words near sidesman in the dictionary

  1. sideslipped
  2. sideslipper
  3. sideslippers
  4. sideslipping
  5. sideslips
  6. sidesman
  7. sidesmen
  8. sidespin
  9. sidespins
  10. sidesplit
  11. sidesplits

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