REFERENDARY

referendary (plural referendaries)

(obsolete) One to whose decision a cause is referred; a referee.

(obsolete) An officer who delivered the royal answer to petitions.

(obsolete) An officer of state charged with the duty of procuring and dispatching diplomas and decrees.

Source: Wiktionary

Ref`er*en"da*ry (rf`r*n"d*r), n. Etym: [LL. referendarius, fr. L. referendus to be referred, gerundive of referre: cf. F. référendaire. See Refer.]

1. One to whose decision a cause is referred; a referee. [Obs.] Bacon.

2. An officer who delivered the royal answer to petitions. "Referendaries, or masters of request." Harmar.

3. Formerly, an officer of state charged with the duty of procuring and dispatching diplomas and decrees.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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