residentiaries

Variant of residentiary

residentiary definition

resi·den·ti·ary (rez′ə den′s̸hē er′ē, -s̸hə rē)

adjective

  1. living in a place; resident
  2. of, requiring, or bound to an official residence

Etymology: ML residentiarius

noun pl. residentiaries -·ar′·ies

  1. a resident
  2. Eccles. a clergyman bound to an official residence

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