释义 |
† deˈvotary Obs. [ad. med.L. dēvōtārius, -āria (Du Cange), f. dēvōt- ppl. stem: see devote v., and cf. votary.] A votary; a devotee.
1646J. Gregory Notes & Obs. (1650) 50 Diana..to whose shrine there went up a more famous..pilgrimage of devotaries. a1670Hacket Cent. Serm. (1675) 149 Religious honour is done unto them by some superstitious devotaries. |