residentiary

[ rez-i-den-shee-er-ee, -shuh-ree ]

adjective

1. residing; resident.
2. involving or under obligation to be in official residence.

noun

, plural res·i·den·ti·ar·ies.

1. a resident.
2. an ecclesiastic bound to official residence.

residentiary

/ ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃərɪ /

adjective

1. residing in a place, esp officially; resident
2. subject to an obligation to reside in an official residence

   a residentiary benefice

noun

1. a member of the clergy obliged to reside in the place of his official appointment

Word History and Origins

Origin of residentiary¹

1515–25; < Medieval Latin residentiārius, equivalent to residenti ( a ) residence + -ārius -ary

Example Sentences

He has previously worked as chaplain and fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge; vicar of Christ Church, Southgate; and director of ministry and canon residentiary at Gloucester Cathedral.

From BBC

The former dean had previously served as archdeacon in the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds and as residentiary canon of Ripon Cathedral.

From BBC

He became Rector of Southam in 1995 and was later appointed canon residentiary of Coventry Cathedral.

From BBC

The pater was only a Canon Residentiary in those days.

From Project Gutenberg

Fortified with the recollections of this pilgrimage, and some out-of-the-way facts told to me by the residentiary Canon, my dear old friend Bishop Abraham, I started on a two hours’ walk with the Poet and Professor Jowett.

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