horary

American  

[hawr-uh-ree, hohr-] / ˈhɔr ə ri, ˈhoʊr- /

adjective

Archaic.

1. pertaining to an hour; indicating the hours.

   the horary circle.

2. occurring every hour; hourly.

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horary British  

/ ˈhɔːrərɪ /

adjective

1. relating to the hours

2. hourly

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Etymology

Origin of horary

1610–20; < Medieval Latin hōrārius, equivalent to hōr ( a ) hour + -ārius -ary

Example Sentences

Any person after a study of this book and by carefully following the principles here laid down may with practice quickly learn to read the horary fortunes that the tea-leaves foretell.

From Tea-Cup Reading and Fortune-Telling by Tea Leaves, by a Highland Seer by

"An Answer to the following letter being absolutely necessary to be dispatched with all expedition, I must trespass upon all that come with horary questions into my ante-chamber, to give the gentleman my opinion."

From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 09 Contributions to The Tatler, The Examiner, The Spectator, and The Intelligencer by Swift, Jonathan

Tables for facilitating the determination of horary angles.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

Astrology was divided into three distinct branches—the doctrine of nativities, horary astrology, and state astrology.

From Myths and Marvels of Astronomy by Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony)

It may, I believe, be explained in the circumstance that "ten" and "four," in horary reckoning, were convertible terms.

From Notes and Queries, Number 81, May 17, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George