residentiary
/rɛzɪˈdɛnʃ(ə)ri
/adjective
1Relating to or involving residence in a place.And the division of labour, trade, and inter-industry transactions developed in the residentiary sector....
- The residentiary' sector appears as the key to economic transformation.
- This is not only a saving to the proprietor, but in a county where hay and corn are scarce commodities, must be an object of importance to the residentiary population.
1.1(Of a canon) required to live officially in a cathedral or collegiate church.She became one of the first women ordained to the priesthood in 1994, moving to Salisbury the following year as canon treasurer, one of the cathedral's three residentiary canons....
- And why do we need three residentiary canons at the cathedral?
- He took up the post of executive secretary of the Board of Mission, which was linked to being a residentiary canon at Bradford Cathedral.
noun (plural residentiaries)
A residentiary canon.Damett was a canon 1419-36, becoming a residentiary in May 1427....
- Sir Frederick was appointed precentor whilst a non-residentiary in 1855, but became a residentiary in 1886, three years before his death.
- The present Bishop of Chichester holds the Archdeaconry of the Diocese, and is a Residentiary in the Cathedral Church, where he was enthroned March 8, 1798.
Origin
Early 16th century (as a noun): from medieval Latin residentiarius, from Latin resident- 'remaining' (see resident).