residentiary

[ rez-i-den-shee-er-ee, -shuh-ree ]

adjective

1. residing; resident.
2. involving or under obligation to be in official residence.

noun

, plural res·i·den·ti·ar·ies.

1. a resident.
2. an ecclesiastic bound to official residence.

residentiary

/ ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃərɪ /

adjective

1. residing in a place, esp officially; resident
2. subject to an obligation to reside in an official residence

   a residentiary benefice

noun

1. a member of the clergy obliged to reside in the place of his official appointment

Word History and Origins

Origin of residentiary¹

1515–25; < Medieval Latin residentiārius, equivalent to residenti ( a ) residence + -ārius -ary

Example Sentences

To the green lawns of this wide pleasaunce the houses of the residentiary Canons gave access.

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In 1818 he was made chaplain to the prince regent, and in 1828 he was elected residentiary canon of Salisbury.

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How the distinction between residentiary and non-residentiary Canons came about I shall explain presently.

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It was open to every Canon to reside if he chose; and if he chose to reside, he was in every sense a Residentiary.

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She then goes on to found "certain other dignities or offices," namely those of the Canons Residentiary.

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