See Also: numerary(dictionary)

numerary (iou)



numerary adjective & noun. E18.
[medieval Latin numerarius (in late Latin used as noun = arithmetician, accountant), from Latin numerus: see NUMBER noun, -ARY1.]
A. adjective.
Ecclesiastical. Of a canon: being a member of a body of regular canons. Only in E18.
Of or pertaining to a number or numbers. M18.
b. noun. A member of the highest of the three ranks of the Roman Catholic organization Opus Dei. L20.