RESIDENTIARY

Adjective

residentiary (not comparable)

Of, pertaining to, or having residence, especially official residence.

Noun

residentiary (plural residentiaries)

A canon who has an official residence.

Source: Wiktionary


Res`i*den"tia*ry (-dn"sh-r; 277), a. Etym: [LL. residentiaris.]

Definition: Having residence; as, a canon residentary; a residentiary guardian. Dr. H. More.

Res`i*den"tia*ry, n.

1. One who is resident. The residentiary, or the frequent visitor of the favored spot, . . . will discover that both have been there. Coleridge.

2. An ecclesiastic who keeps a certain residence.

Syn.

– Inhabitant; inhabiter; dweller; sojourner.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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