obedientiary

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin obedientiarius, from Latin Latin oboedientia (“obedience”) + la +‎ -arius. By surface analysis, from obedient + -i- (“connecting vowel”) + -ary.

Noun

obedientiary (plural obedientiaries)

  1. The holder of a monastic rank or office below that of superior.
    • 2004, Richard Goddard, Lordship and Medieval Urbanisation: Coventry, 1043-1355, page 95:
      Each obedientiary held his own rural estates as well as properties in the city and was supported by various unlanded officials.
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