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An
officer in Christian churches appointed to perform certain
subordinate duties varying in different communions. In the Roman
Catholic and Episcopal churches, a person admitted to the lowest
order in the ministry, subordinate to the bishops and priests. In
Presbyterian churches, he is subordinate to the minister and elders,
and has charge of certain duties connected with the communion service
and the care of the poor. In Congregational churches, he is
subordinate to the pastor, and has duties as in the Presbyterian
church.
The chairman of an incorporated
company.
[Scot.] To read aloud
each line of (a psalm or hymn) before singing it, -- usually with
off.
[Colloq. New. Eng.] See Line, * The expression is derived from a former custom in the Congregational churches of New England. It was part of the office of a deacon to read aloud the psalm given out, one line at a time, the congregation singing each line as soon as read; -- called, also, lining out the psalm. With humorous
reference to hypocritical posing: To pack (fruit or vegetables) with
the finest specimens on top; to alter slyly the boundaries of (land);
to adulterate or doctor (an article to be sold), etc.
[Colloq.,
U. S.] | ||||||||