numerary
Meanings
adj
- Relating to numbers or numbering.
- Of a position which is held by a certain person permanently (in an administration or academy).
noun
- A person with a numerary or permanent position.
- A celibate lay member of Opus Dei, a Roman Catholic religious institution.
Word forms
Etymology
From Latin numerarius, from numerus (“number”). Doublet of numéraire.
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