RESIDENTIARY

a. n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Having residence; as, a canon residentary; a residentiary guardian. Dr. H. More.

2.
n.

One who is resident. The residentiary, or the frequent visitor of the favored spot, . . . will discover that both have been there. Coleridge.

3.
n.

An ecclesiastic who keeps a certain residence.