obedientiary

/ əʊˌbiːdɪˈɛnʃərɪ /

noun

1. Christianity the holder of any monastic office under the superior

Word History and Origins

Origin of obedientiary¹

C18: from Medieval Latin obedientiarius; see obedient , -ary

Example Sentences

This might come to the obedientiary in one of two ways, either directly from the churches, manors or rents appropriated to her, or by the hands of the treasuress, who received and paid her the rents due to her office, or if no revenues were appropriated to it, allocated her a lump sum out of the general revenues of the house.

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In another column the obedientiary would enter her expenditure.

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In the monotonous round of convent life these little festivities formed a pleasant change and were looked forward to with ardour; in some of the larger houses a special obedientiary known as the Pittancer had charge over them.

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The larger houses employed a male cook, sometimes assisted by a page, or by his wife, and supervised by the cellaress, or by the kitcheness, where this obedientiary was appointed.

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