SEX'TON, noun [contracted from sacristan, which see.] An under officer of the church, whose buiness is to take care of the vessels, vestments, etc. belonging to the church, to attend on the officiating clergyman and perform other duties pertaining to the church, to dig graves, etc.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.