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Obedientiaries logo #10101) Ecclesiastical title
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Obedientiaries

Obedientiaries logo #21000 Obedientiaries, the plural of Obedienciary, from the Latin Obedientiarius, meaning someone in an `obedient`, i.e. subordinate, position, is a term commonly used in medieval times for the lesser officials of a monastery who were appointed by will of the superior. In some cases the word is used to include all those who held office beneath the abbo.....
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