What does sidesman mean?
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sides·man
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Princeton's WordNet
sidesmannoun
(Church of England) an assistant to the churchwarden; collects offerings of money in the church
Wiktionary
sidesmannoun
An assistant to a churchwarden, one of whose duties is to collect offerings during a service.
Etymology: Corruption of synod's man.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Sidesmannoun
An assistant to the churchwarden.
Etymology: side and man.
A gift of such goods, made by them with the consent of the sidesmen or vestry, is void. John Ayliffe, Parergon.
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sidesman
A sidesman is a person, usually a lay member, who assists the churchwarden in various duties during a church service, including welcoming churchgoers, distributing service books, and collecting offerings. This term, however, is primarily used in the Anglican Church and some Protestant denominations.
Webster Dictionary
Sidesmannoun
a party man; a partisan
Sidesmannoun
an assistant to the churchwarden; a questman
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sidesman in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sidesman in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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