obedientiary

English

Etymology

Medieval Latin obedientiarius.

Noun

obedientiary (plural obedientiaries)

1. The holder of a monastic rank or office below that of superior.
   • 2004, Richard Goddard, Lordship and Medieval Urbanisation: Coventry, 1043-1355, page 95:

     Each obedientiary held his own rural estates as well as properties in the city and was supported by various unlanded officials.