numerary
[ noo-muh-rer-ee, nyoo- ]
adjective
of or relating to a number or numbers.
Origin of numerary
11720–30; <Medieval Latin numerārius (Late Latin: arithmetician, accountant), equivalent to Latin numer(us) number + -ārius-ary
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How to use numerary in a sentence
About the same date Kempenfelt produced his own numerary code.
British Flags | W. G. PerrinThey granted him a considerable sum, at five livres five sous the mark, for fear the king should change the numerary value.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 9 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)A year or two later, probably in consultation with Kempenfelt, he drew up the first of his codes on the numerary system.
British Flags | W. G. Perrin
British Dictionary definitions for numerary
numerary
/ (ˈnjuːmərərɪ) /
adjective
of or relating to numbers
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