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{{Short description|Assistant in church services}} {{Other uses}} {{More citations needed|date=January 2022}} [[File:Consecration of the 9th Anglican Bishop of Portsmouth (c) - geograph.org.uk - 2072286.jpg|thumb|right|Verger of [[Portsmouth Cathedral]] (left) leads the bishop in procession.]] <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:TraditionalVergerGown.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|A traditional verger gown.]] --> A '''verger''' (or '''virger''', so called after the staff of the office, or '''wandsman''' in British English, though archaic)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/wandsman |title=Wandsman Definition & Meaning |publisher=Dictionary.com |date= |accessdate=2022-08-21}}</ref> is a person, usually a [[laity|layperson]], who assists in the ordering of religious services, particularly in [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] churches.
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