residentiary
adjective
residing; resident.
residentiaries
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pluralof residentiary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Westward were the houses of the residentiaries; and the deanery, according to Milman, an excellent authority, stood on its present site.
From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury
The College never rebuilt its premises, and on the site were erected the houses of three residentiaries of St. Paul's.
From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury
Owing to the increased value of the corporate or common property divided amongst the residentiaries or stagiarii, residence was no longer reckoned a burden, but sought after.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch by Arthur Dimock
The deanery of St. Paul's is said to be worth a thousand pounds per annum, and each of the residentiaries about three hundred pounds per annum.
From London in 1731 by Don Manoel Gonzales
To the cathedral of St. Paul belongs a dean, three residentiaries, a treasurer, chancellor, precentor, and thirty prebendaries.
From London in 1731 by Don Manoel Gonzales
