noun
- plural of sexton; church officials responsible for maintaining church buildings and assisting with services
Examples
- The sextons prepared the church for the wedding ceremony.
- Both sextons worked together to ring the church bells.
- The parish employed two sextons to maintain the large cathedral.
- The sextons unlocked the church doors early each morning.
- During the funeral, the sextons helped guide the mourners to their seats.
- The head sexton trained the new sextons in their duties.