obedientiary
- Christianity the holder of any monastic office under the superior
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Word Origin
C18: from Medieval Latin obedientiarius; see obedient, -ary
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Historical Examples
In another column the obedientiary would enter her expenditure.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535Eileen Edna Power
Some of the Obedientiary accounts which have survived show the multitude and variety of the cellarers cares.
English Monastic LifeAbbot Gasquet