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View synonyms for numerary

numerary

[ noo-muh-rer-ee, nyoo- ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to a number or numbers.


numerary

/ ˈnjuːmərərɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to numbers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of numerary1

1720–30; < Medieval Latin numerārius ( Late Latin: arithmetician, accountant), equivalent to Latin numer ( us ) number + -ārius -ary
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Example Sentences

About the same date Kempenfelt produced his own numerary code.

They granted him a considerable sum, at five livres five sous the mark, for fear the king should change the numerary value.

A year or two later, probably in consultation with Kempenfelt, he drew up the first of his codes on the numerary system.

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