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accensor

Pronunciation: /ækˈsɛnsɚ/

The English word “accensor” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

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

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