hebdomadary
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin hebdomadārius, from hebdomas (“week”).
Adjective[edit]
hebdomadary (not comparable)
Noun[edit]
hebdomadary (plural hebdomadaries)
- A member of a Roman Catholic chapter or convent whose week it is to officiate in the choir and perform other services, which, on extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors.
Translations[edit]
holder of a week-long duty in a convent
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References[edit]
“hebdomadary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.