marry and bury verb (of a minister of the local church) to carry a parishioner through life’s big events CANADA
“Bury and marry” is a proverbial phrasal way to describe, in rhyme, the main ceremonial cultural activity of a minister. “Was he a minister? Well, he used to marry and bury!” — Vollen Hastings, Manuscriptoralhistory,BromeCountyHistoricalSociety, 1978