Etymology

obedientiary

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Today it means: The holder of a monastic rank or office below that of superior. Full definition →

Medieval Latin obedientiarius ← Latin oboedientia
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  1. Latin · derived fromoboedientia“obedience”
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromobedientiarius
  3. English todayobedientiary

From Medieval Latin obedientiarius, from Latin oboedientia (“obedience”) + la + -arius. By surface analysis, from obedient + -i- (“connecting vowel”) + -ary.

Words from the same roots

Latinoboedientia all →

obedience

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