Sentence:  As soon as we were all in the night the <WSD>verger</WSD> rolled shut the doors and blotted out the chandeliers. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A lay person who takes care of the interior of a church and acts as an attendant during services, where he or she carries the verge (or virge). In the United States, the office is generally combined with that of sexton.