obedientiary

noun

obe·​di·​en·​tia·​ry

-ch(ə)rē,

-ri

plural -es

1

obsolete : one owing or yielding obedience : subject

2

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

Word History

Etymology

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

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