† viridaryn.
Obsolete. rare.
1. A verderer.
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society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [noun] > judicial officer of forests
verdourc1503
viridaryc1503
viridourc1503
verderer1541
virideer1609
verdier1611
verdera1625
c1503 tr. Charter of London in R. Arnold Chron. f. lxxx/1 And moreouer euerych xl daies bi al the yere forestirs and virydaries shall com to gedurs to see [etc.].
1601 W. Watson Sparing Discov. Ep. to Rdr. sig. a3 Being but aduaunced to the dignitie..of a vicepresident, nay but of a viceprotonotary, nay but of a viceuiridary.
2. A viridarium or garden.
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the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > [noun]
leightonc950
orchardOE
garden1279
yard1390
vergera1400
smelling cheat1567
garden ground1577
gardenage1600
smeller1610
viridary1657
viridariumc1660
gardening1682
greenery1783
1657 G. Thornley tr. Longus Daphnis & Chloe 190 Seeing how fair and flourishing the Viridarie [was].
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
† viridaryadj.
Obsolete.
(Of obscure meaning.) Perhaps an attributive use of the noun (see sense 1), but the allusion is not obvious.
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1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions 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.
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