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▪ I. † viridary, n. Obs. rare.
[In sense 1 ad. med.L. viridarius verderer, f. L. viridis virid a.; in sense 2 ad. L. viridārium viridarium.]
1. A verderer.
13..in Arnolde Chron. (1502) p. lxxx/1 And moreouer euerych xl. daies bi al the yere forestirs and virydaries shall come togedurs to see [etc.]. 1601W. Watson Sparing Discov. a 3 Being but aduanced to the dignitie..of a vice⁓president, nay but of a viceprotonotary, nay but of a vice⁓uiridary.
2. A viridarium or garden.
1657Thornley tr. Longus' Daphnis & Chloe 190 Seeing how fair and flourishing the Viridarie [was].
▪ II. † viridary, a. Obs.
(Of obscure meaning.)
Perh. an attrib. use of the n. (see sense 1, quot. 1601), but the allusion is not obvious.
1600W. Watson Decacordon (1602) 147 [The Jesuits] haue a new tricke of a viridary post or current of time to gaine time withall, in keeping Nobles, State and all the people in suspence of euents, vntil they haue what they looke for. |