Definition of REGIONARY

regionary

Plural: regionaries

Adj

  • Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical region.

Noun

  • Synonym of regionarius (“type of Roman Catholic ecclesiastic”).
  • A catalogue of monuments and buildings in ancient Rome, produced from a survey.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin regionarius, referring to a deacon in charge of one of the seven wards of Rome, from Latin regiō + -ārius. Equivalent to region + -ary. Doublet of regionarius.

Synonyms

regionarius

Scrabble Score: 13

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Words With Friends Score: 0

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