'Residentiary' definitions:
Definition of 'Residentiary'
From: GCIDE
- Residentiary \Res`i*den"tia*ry\ (-d?n"sh?-r?; 277), a. [LL. residentiaris.] Having residence; as, a canon residentary; a residentiary guardian. --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Residentiary'
From: GCIDE
- Residentiary \Res`i*den"tia*ry\, n.
- 1. One who is resident. [1913 Webster]
- The residentiary, or the frequent visitor of the favored spot, . . . will discover that both have been there. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An ecclesiastic who keeps a certain residence. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Inhabitant; inhabiter; dweller; sojourner. [1913 Webster]