The Collaborative International Dictionary
Residentiary \Res`i*den"tia*ry\ (-d?n"sh?-r?; 277), a. [LL.
residentiaris.]
Having residence; as, a canon residentary; a residentiary
guardian.
--Dr. H. More.
Residentiary \Res`i*den"tia*ry\, n.
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One who is resident.
The residentiary, or the frequent visitor of the favored spot, . . . will discover that both have been there.
--Coleridge. -
An ecclesiastic who keeps a certain residence.
Syn: Inhabitant; inhabiter; dweller; sojourner.
Wiktionary
a. Of, pertaining to, or having residence (especially official residence) n. A canon who has an official residence
Usage examples of "residentiary".
I am fully authorized by the state to investigate and make recommendatory suggestions for disposition vis-a-vis the educational slash residentiary status of minor children deemed to be in a state of potentialized risk.