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

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various

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

He had refused various solicitations from congregations, to accept of a residentiary charge, and had devoted himself to the missionary's work, where the presence of a spiritual teacher was much wanted.

From Fern Vale (Volume 1) or the Queensland Squatter by Munro, Colin