presidary

English

Alternative forms

• presidiary

Etymology

Latin praesidiarium.

Noun

presidary (plural presidaries)

1. (obsolete) A guard.
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     heavenly presidiaries

References

• “presidiary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.