NUMERARY

Etymology

Adjective

numerary (not comparable)

Relating to numbers or numbering.

Of a position which is held by a certain person permanently (in an administration or academy).

Noun

numerary (plural numeraries)

A person with a numerary position.

(Roman Catholicism) a celibate member of Opus Dei, a Roman Catholic religious institution

Anagrams

• 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



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IMPROVISED

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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.

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