The Collaborative International Dictionary
Altarist
Altarist \Al"tar*ist\, n. [Cf. LL. altarista, F. altariste.] (Old Law)
A chaplain.
A vicar of a church.
Wiktionary
altarist
n. 1 (context obsolete English) A chaplain. 2 (context obsolete English) The vicar of a church.