hebdomadary

[ heb-dom-uh-der-ee ]
/ hɛbˈdɒm əˌdɛr i /

noun, plural heb·dom·a·dar·ies.

Roman Catholic Church. a member of a church or monastery appointed for one week to sing the chapter Mass and lead in the recitation of the breviary.

adjective

hebdomadal(def 1).

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Origin of hebdomadary

1400–50; late Middle English ebdomadarie < Late Latin hebdomadārius. See hebdomad, -ary

Words nearby hebdomadary

heb., hebbel, hebdomad, hebdomadal, hebdomadal council, hebdomadary, hebe, hebei, hebephrenia, heber, heberden
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