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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