numerary (not comparable)
Relating to numbers or numbering.
Of a position which is held by a certain person permanently (in an administration or academy).
numerary (plural numeraries)
A person with a numerary position.
(Roman Catholicism) a celibate member of Opus Dei, a Roman Catholic religious institution
• munerary
Source: Wiktionary
Nu"mer*a*ry, a. Etym: [LL. numerarius: cf. F. numéraire.]
Definition: Belonging to a certain number; counting as one of a collection or body. A supernumerary canon, when he obtains a prebend, becomes a numerary canon. Ayliffe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
