armarian

[ ahr-mair-ee-uh n ]

/ ɑrˈmɛər i ən /

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noun History/Historical.

a monk in charge of the library and scriptorium in a monastery.

Nearby words

armalite, armament, armamentarium, armand, armani, armarian, armarium, armature, armature reaction, armavir, armband

Origin of armarian

1840–50; < Medieval Latin armāri(us), equivalent to armāri(a) library, orig. neuter plural, derivative of Latin armārium (see armarium) + -an

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Examples from the Web for armarian

Besides the duties which we have enumerated, there were others which it was the province of the armarian to fulfil.
Bibliomania in the Middle Ages|Frederick Somner Merryweather
In all cases the armarian was instructed to make a short memorandum of the name of the book which he had lent or received.
Bibliomania in the Middle Ages|Frederick Somner Merryweather