numerary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to numbers or numbering.
  2. Of a position which is held by a certain person permanently (in an administration or academy).
noun
  1. A person with a numerary or permanent position.
  2. A celibate lay member of Opus Dei, a Roman Catholic religious institution.

Word forms

numerary numeraries

Etymology

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

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