numerary

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adjective

Relating to numbers or numbering.

OriginLatin numerarius →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectivenumerary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to numbers or numbering.
  2. not comparableOf a position which is held by a certain person permanently (in an administration or academy).
nounnumerary (plural numeraries)

plural numeraries

  1. A person with a numerary or permanent position.
  2. CatholicismA celibate lay member of Opus Dei, a Roman Catholic religious institution.

    Like numeraries, assistant numeraries are celibates who live in Opus Dei centres.

    2024 March 16, Antonia Cundy, “The Opus Dei diaries”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 17

Origin

  1. Latinnumerarius
  2. Englishnumerary

From Latin numerarius, from numerus (“number”). Doublet of numéraire.

More words from Latin

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Translations

Finnish luvullinen, numeerinen
  • luvullinenrelating to numbers — see also quantitative, numerical, numeric, numeral
  • numeerinenrelating to numbers — see also quantitative, numerical, numeric, numeral
  • vakituinenpermanent — see also permanent
  • vaki-permanent — see also permanent
  • vakityöntekijäperson with a permanent position
  • vakituinenperson with a permanent position
  • vakkariperson with a permanent position
  • numeraariRoman Catholicism
Spanish numerario, numerario
  • numerariorelating to numbers — see also quantitative, numerical, numeric, numeral
  • numerariopermanent — see also permanent

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

munerary
Cite this entry
APA

numerary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numerary

MLA

“numerary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numerary. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “numerary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numerary.

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