residentiary (ti as sh), residensiary

& s. [Low Lat. res i den tiar i us.] A. As adj .: Having or keeping residence. "Christ was the conductor of the Israeli tes into the land of Canaan, and their residentiary guardian."-More. B. As substantive: 1. Ord. Lang.: A resident. (Cole ridge.) 2. Eccles .: An ecclesiastic who keeps a certain residence; a canon-residentiary (q. v.). ( Eng .)