residentiary
Americanadjective
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residing; resident.
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involving or under obligation to be in official residence.
noun
plural
residentiaries-
a resident.
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an ecclesiastic bound to official residence.
adjective
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residing in a place, esp officially; resident
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subject to an obligation to reside in an official residence
a residentiary benefice
noun
Etymology
Origin of residentiary
1515–25; < Medieval Latin residentiārius, equivalent to residenti ( a ) residence + -ārius -ary
Example Sentences
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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
Meanwhile the vacations were spent at Worcester, where he had been nominated a canon residentiary in 1885.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
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 Reverend Aylmer Majendie had become a canon residentiary of Chichester and had been succeeded as vicar by the Reverend L. M.
From The Altar Steps by MacKenzie, Compton
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