"obedientiary" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: obedientiaries [plural]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin obedientiarius, from Latin Latin oboedientia (“obedience”) + la + -arius. By surface analysis, from obedient + -i- (“connecting vowel”) + -ary. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la-med|obedientiarius}} Medieval Latin obedientiarius, {{der|la-med|la|oboedientia||obedience}} Latin oboedientia (“obedience”), {{af|la-med|la|-arius}} la + -arius Head templates: {{en-noun}} obedientiary (plural obedientiaries)
  1. The holder of a monastic rank or office below that of superior.

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