textuary adjective & noun. ['tɛkstjʊǝri] E17.
[medieval Latin textuarius, from textus: see TEXT, -ARY¹.]
A. adjective.
1. That adheres strictly to the text of Scripture. rare. Only in E17.

2. Of or belonging to a text; textual. M17.

3. That ranks as a textbook; regarded as authoritative. M-L17.
b. noun. A textualist; a textual critic or scholar. Also, a person able at citing texts, esp. from the Bible. E17.

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