textuary

[teks-choo-er-ee]

adjective

of or relating to a text; textual.

noun, plural tex·tu·ar·ies.

a textualist.

Origin of textuary

1600–10; < Medieval Latin textu(s) (see text) + -ary

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Examples from the Web for textuary

Historical Examples of textuary

Some who have had the honour to be textuary in Divinity, are of opinion it shall be the same specifical fire with ours.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 1 of 3)
Thomas Browne

British Dictionary definitions for textuary

textuary

adjective

of, relating to, or contained in a text

noun plural -aries

a textual critic

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