[a. Fr. altariste:—late L. altarista.] (See quot.)
1753. Chambers, Cycl. Supp., Altarist properly denotes the vicar of a church.
1882. W. Henderson, Process. Eccl. Sarum, Pref. 10. Altarists had to see that everything necessary for the service of the altars was ready for the priest.
