residentiary

Res`i*den"tia*ry (-dn"sh-r; 277), a. Etym: [LL. residentiaris.] Defn: Having residence; as, a canon residentary; a residentiary guardian. Dr. H. More. Res`i*den"tia*ry, n. 1. One who is resident. The residentiary, 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.

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