Ăd'ver-sā'ri-a, n. pl.
Ăd'ver-sā'ri-a, n. pl. [Lat. adversaria (sc. scripta), pl. of adversarius. See infra.]
Sense 1. Books in which all matters are temporarily entered as they occur. Andrews.
Sense 2. (Lit.) (a.) A miscellaneous collection of notes, remarks, or selections; hence, a common-place book. (b.) A title for books or papers of such character.
These parchments are supposed to have been St. Paul's adversaria. Bp. Bull.