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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
altarist .
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From the low Latin altaragium, which signified the revenue reserved for the chaplain (altarist or altar-thane) in contradistinction to the income of the parish priest.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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