numerary

[ noo-muh-rer-ee, nyoo- ]
/ ˈnu məˌrɛr i, ˈnyu- /

adjective

of or relating to a number or numbers.

Origin of numerary

1720–30; < Medieval Latin numerārius (Late Latin: arithmetician, accountant), equivalent to Latin numer(us) number + -ārius -ary

Example sentences from the Web for numerary

  • They granted him a considerable sum, at five livres five sous the mark, for fear the king should change the numerary value.

    A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 9 (of 10) |Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
  • About the same date Kempenfelt produced his own numerary code.

    British Flags |W. G. Perrin
  • A year or two later, probably in consultation with Kempenfelt, he drew up the first of his codes on the numerary system.

    British Flags |W. G. Perrin

British Dictionary definitions for numerary

numerary
/ (ˈnjuːmərərɪ) /

adjective

of or relating to numbers