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Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

In English ecclesiastical law. An inferior parish officer, who is chosen by the vestry, and whose business is to attend the vestry, to give notice of its meetings, to execute its orders, to attend upon inquests, and to assist the constables.

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