residentiary

American  

[rez-i-den-shee-er-ee, -shuh-ree] / ˌrɛz ɪˈdɛn ʃiˌɛr i, -ʃə ri /

adjective

1. residing; resident.

2. involving or under obligation to be in official residence.

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noun

plural

residentiaries

1. a resident.

2. an ecclesiastic bound to official residence.

residentiary British  

/ ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃərɪ /

adjective

1. residing in a place, esp officially; resident

2. subject to an obligation to reside in an official residence

   a residentiary benefice

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noun

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

Etymology

Origin of residentiary

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

Example Sentences

He has previously worked as chaplain and fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge; vicar of Christ Church, Southgate; and director of ministry and canon residentiary at Gloucester Cathedral.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2022

While there, she studied psychotherapy and was installed as canon residentiary on Oct.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2011

He was also chancellor, prebend, and canon residentiary and portionist of the church of Hereford.

From The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume V. by Cibber, Theophilus

The Canon residentiary, and the Rev. the Prebendary.

From The Life, Studies, and Works of Benjamin West, Esq. Composed from Materials Furnished by Himself by Galt, John

The residentiary buildings lie on the ascent of the contiguous eminences, whose projecting parts and bending declivities, modeled by Nature, display astonishing harmoniousness.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women by Hubbard, Elbert