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Hebdomadary
Hebdomadal Heb*dom"a*dal, Hebdomadary Heb*dom"a*da*ry, a.
[L. hebdomadalis, LL. hebdomadarius: cf. F. hebdomadaire.]
Consisting of seven days, or occurring at intervals of seven
days; weekly.
Hebdomadary
Hebdomadary Heb*dom"a*da*ry, n. [LL. hebdomadarius: cf. F.
hebdomadier.] (R. C. Ch.)
A member of a chapter or convent, whose week it is to
officiate in the choir, and perform other services, which, on
extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors.
Meaning of Hebdomadary from wikipedia
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early as 1298, in any case
before 1302 (the date on the
tombstone of the
hebdomadary Guillem Jorda, "initiator of the work of the cloister"), and continued...
- with a Dean, a Sacristan, a Precentor;
there were also to be
three hebdomadary priests, 24 chaplains, two
deacons and two subdeacons, as well as six...
- Canons, to
which were
added some
sixty other clerics,
variously called hebdomadaries, prebendaries, or
simply clerics. The
Chapter was led by a pair of 'dignities'...
