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
Words nearby numerary
numerable,
numeracy,
numeraire,
numeral,
numeral system,
numerary,
numerate,
numeration,
numerator,
numerical,
numerical analysis
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. PerrinA 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