What's the difference between doorkeeper and ostiarius?
Doorkeeper
Definition:
(n.) One who guards the entrance of a house or apartment; a porter; a janitor.
Example Sentences:
(1) He intends to be a sotto voce lord, and made a modest, self-effacing maiden speech earlier this month in which he thanked not just his fellow peers for making him welcome but the doorkeepers and two of the catering staff.
(2) Saltire flags stand furled in its magnificent, liner-like hallway and saltire badges are pinned in the lapels of its doorkeepers and attendants.