hebdomadary
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.