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referendaries

referendaries is the plural of referendary.

Meaning of referendary

Noun

referendary (plural referendaries)

  1. (obsolete) One to whose decision a cause is referred; a referee.
    • let him choose well his referendaries , for else he may be led by the nose1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Suitors”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC
  2. (historical) An officer who delivered the royal answer to petitions.
    • In the writs of Merovingian kings , the king normally signed his name first , and his referendary followed1941, The Cambridge Historical Journal
  3. (obsolete) An officer of state charged with the duty of procuring and dispatching diplomas and decrees.

Questions about referendaries

What is referendaries the plural of?
Referendaries is the plural of referendary.

Words near referendaries in the dictionary

  1. referencings
  2. referend
  3. referenda
  4. referendal
  5. referendar
  6. referendaries
  7. referendars
  8. referendary
  9. referendaryship
  10. referendaryships
  11. referends

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