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obedientiary

noun
obe·di·en·tia·ry | \ -ch(ə)rē , -ri \
plural -es

Definition of obedientiary 

1 obsolete : one owing or yielding obedience : subject

2 : one of the minor officials in a medieval monastery appointed by the abbot

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History and Etymology for obedientiary

Medieval Latin obedientiarius, from obedientia obedience + -arius -ary

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