non-residentiaryn.adj.
/ˌnɒnrɛzᵻˈdɛnʃ(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈˌnɑnˌrɛzəˈdɛn(t)ʃiˌɛri/ A non-residentiary ecclesiastic. Obsolete.
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non-residentiarya1640
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a1640 T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (1811) (modernized text) 109 The dean,..the chanter, the chancellor, and the treasurer of the church;..every of these being non-residentiaries, have sufficient livelihoods of themselves.
1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iii. viii. 117 The Priest being himself unbenefic'd, and an Ubiquetary, made bold..to pay the Non-Residentiaries..for not stopping his mouth with a Living.
B. adj.
Not residentiary. Now historical.
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non-residentiary1888
1888 N.E.D. at Canon Honorary Canons, are titular members of the cathedral chapter, who are non-residentiary, and receive no emoluments.
1898 Westm. Gaz. 31 Mar. 6/3 One of the non-residentiary prebends.
1910 F. W. Cornish Eng. Church in 19th Cent. i. v. 123 The non-residentiary and sinecure deaneries of Wolverhampton, Middleham, Heytesbury, and Brecon are suppressed.
1999 A. Burns Diocesan Revival in Church of Eng. vi. 147 An amendment secured..in 1837 ensured that non-residentiary prebendaries in old-foundation cathedrals survived the removal of their endowments as unremunerated honoraries.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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