2 entries under this word

Residentiary

Rĕs'i-dĕnʹtia-ry, a.

adjective

a. [L. Lat. residentiarius.] Having residence. More.

Rēz/i-dĕn'/tia-ry, n.

noun

(Synop., § 130), n. 1. One who is resident. The residentary, or the frequent visitor of the favored spot, . . . will discover that both have been there. Coleridge. 2. An ecclesiastic who keeps a certain residence. Syn.—Inhabitant; inhabiter; dweller; sojourner.