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obedientiary

obedientiary noun: the holder of a monastic rank or office below that of superior.

Noun

obedientiary (plural obedientiaries)

  1. The holder of a monastic rank or office below that of superior.
    • Each obedientiary held his own rural estates as well as properties in the city and was supported by various unlanded officials.2004, Richard Goddard, Lordship and Medieval Urbanisation: Coventry, 1043-1355, page 95

Forms of obedientiary

pluralobedientiaries

Origin of obedientiary

From Medieval Latin obedientiarius, from Latin oboedientia (“obedience”) + la + -arius. By surface analysis, from obedient + -i- (“connecting vowel”) + -ary.

Questions about obedientiary

What does obedientiary mean?
Obedientiary means the holder of a monastic rank or office below that of superior.
What part of speech is obedientiary?
Obedientiary is a noun.
What is the plural of obedientiary?
The plural of obedientiary is obedientiaries.

Words near obedientiary in the dictionary

  1. obedientially
  2. obedientialness
  3. obedientiar
  4. obedientiaries
  5. obedientiars
  6. obedientiary
  7. obediently
  8. obedientness
  9. obedients
  10. Obedinsky
  11. obedt

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