Nū'mer-a-ry, a.
a. [L. Lat. numerarius, It. & Sp. numerario, Fr. numéraire.] Belonging to a certain number; counting as one of a collection or body.
A supernumerary canon, when he obtains a prebend, becomes a numerary canon. Ayliffe.
a. [L. Lat. numerarius, It. & Sp. numerario, Fr. numéraire.] Belonging to a certain number; counting as one of a collection or body.
A supernumerary canon, when he obtains a prebend, becomes a numerary canon. Ayliffe.