confessarius

noun

con·​fes·​sar·​i·​us

ˌkänˌfeˈsa(a)rēəs

plural confessarii

-rēˌī,

-rēˌē

: one who receives confessions

especially : father confessor

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin, from Latin confessus + -arius

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