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obedientiary

noun
obe·​di·​en·​tia·​ry | \ -ch(É™)rÄ“, -ri\
plural -es

Definition of obedientiary

1 obsolete : one owing or yielding obedience : subject
2 : one of the minor officials in a medieval monastery appointed by the abbot

History and Etymology for obedientiary

Medieval Latin obedientiarius, from obedientia obedience + -arius -ary

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