DATARY

Noun

datary (plural dataries)

(Roman Catholicism) an officer in the Roman Catholic Church who dispensed benefices

Source: Wiktionary


Da"ta*ry, n. Etym: [LL. datarius. See Dataria.]

1. (R. C. Ch.)

Definition: An officer in the pope's court, having charge of the Dataria.

2. The office or employment of a datary.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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