Definition of Hebdomadary. Meaning of Hebdomadary. Synonyms of Hebdomadary

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Definition of Hebdomadary

Hebdomadary
Hebdomadal Heb*dom"a*dal, Hebdomadary Heb*dom"a*da*ry, a. [L. hebdomadalis, LL. hebdomadarius: cf. F. hebdomadaire.] Consisting of seven days, or occurring at intervals of seven days; weekly.
Hebdomadary
Hebdomadary Heb*dom"a*da*ry, n. [LL. hebdomadarius: cf. F. hebdomadier.] (R. C. Ch.) A member of a 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.

Meaning of Hebdomadary from wikipedia

- The hebdomadarian or hebdomadary (from Gr**** ἑβδομάς hebdomás, Latin hebdomada, "w****") is a member of a monastic convent who is appointed by the superior...
- early as 1298, in any case before 1302 (the date on the tombstone of the hebdomadary Guillem Jorda, "initiator of the work of the cloister"), and continued...
- an archpriest, an archdeacon, two primiceri, seventeen canons, eight hebdomadaries, and other clerics. Beginning in 1788, at the behest of Ferdinand IV...
- with a Dean, a Sacristan, a Precentor; there were also to be three hebdomadary priests, 24 chaplains, two deacons and two subdeacons, as well as six...
- Canons, to which were added some sixty other clerics, variously called hebdomadaries, prebendaries, or simply clerics. The Chapter was led by a pair of 'dignities'...