hebdomadary

[ heb-dom-uh-der-ee ]

noun

, plural heb·dom·a·dar·ies.

1. Roman Catholic Church. a member of a church or monastery appointed for one week to sing the chapter Mass and lead in the recitation of the breviary.

adjective

1. hebdomadal ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of hebdomadary¹

1400–50; late Middle English ebdomadarie < Late Latin hebdomadārius. See hebdomad, -ary

Example Sentences

Sarasin called the gazettes of this new Aristarchus, Hebdomadary Flams!

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