obedientiary
1obedientiary — obedientiarius; obedientiary /abiydiyensliiyeriyas; abiydiyenshariy/ A monastic officer …
2obedientiary — noun a monastic rank or office below that of superior …
3Obedientiary — One who owes obedience. The word referred to that member of a monastery responsible for a particular aspect of the community s functioning, e.g. *cellarer, *fraterer, *precentor, *sacrist. He was also required to render appropriate annual… …
4obedientiary — obe·di·en·tia·ry …
5obedientiary — ch(ə)rē, ri noun ( es) Etymology: Medieval Latin obedientiarius, from obedientia obedience + arius ary more at obedience 1. obsolete : one owing or yielding obedience : subject …
6Circator — *Obedientiary whose duty it was to make a tour or circuit of the monastery and its buildings each night with a bright lamp to ensure that all was well. [< Lat. circo = to go about] …
7Priory — For other uses, see Priory (disambiguation). The Priory de Graville, France A priory is a house of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or religious sisters (as the… …
8Priory — • A monastery whose superior is a prior. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Priory Priory † …
9Prior — For other uses, see Prior (disambiguation). Prior is an ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for earlier, first , with several notable uses. Contents 1 Monastic superiors 1.1 Compound and derived titles 2 Other orders …
10Prior — • A monastic superior. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Prior Prior † Catholic Encyc …
