hebdomadary

English

Etymology

From Late Latin hebdomadārius, from hebdomas (“week”).

Adjective

hebdomadary (not comparable)

(obsolete) hebdomadal

Noun

hebdomadary (plural hebdomadaries)

A member of a Roman Catholic chapter or convent whose week it is to officiate in the choir and perform other services, which, on extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors.

Translations

holder of a week-long duty in a convent

Catalan: hebdomadari m
French: hebdomadier (fr) m
Italian: ebdomadario (it) m

Latin: hebdomadārius m
Spanish: hebdomadario (es) m

References

hebdomadary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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