numerary adjective & noun. ['nju:m(ǝ)rǝri] E18.
[medieval Latin numerarius (in late Latin used as noun = arithmetician, accountant), from Latin numerus: see NUMBER noun, -ARY¹.]
A. adjective.
1. Ecclesiastical. Of a canon: being a member of a body of regular canons. Only in E18.

2. Of or pertaining to a number or numbers. M18.
b. noun. A member of the highest of the three ranks of the Roman Catholic organization Opus Dei. L20.

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