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== Etymology == [[Image:Virge.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|A traditional [[virge]]; note the brass ball at the end with a small cross on top]] The title of ''verger'' arises from the ceremonial rod they traditionally carried known as a [[virge]] (from the Latin {{lang|la|virga}}, "branch, staff, rod"; see [[virgule (disambiguation)|virgule]]). The [[Ceremonial mace|Maces of State]] used in the [[House of Lords]] and the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] of the [[British Parliament]] are examples of another modern use of the medieval virge. In former times, a verger might have needed to use his virge to keep back animals or an overenthusiastic crowd from the personage he was escorting or even to discipline unruly choristers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=McGraw |first=Kate |date=12 May 2013 |title=Verger 'like a master of ceremonies' in church |work=Albuquerque Journal |url=https://www.abqjournal.com/198194/verger-like-a-master-of-ceremonies-in-church.html |access-date=29 June 2022}}</ref>
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