altarist

== English == === Etymology === From altar +‎ -ist. Compare Latin altarista, French altariste. === Noun === altarist (plural altarists) (obsolete or historical) Someone responsible for or at a church's altar A chaplain. The vicar or priest. === References === “altarist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === rat-tails, rattails, striatal