19  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Lachrymatory  \Lach"ry*ma*to*ry\,  n.;  pl  -{ries}.  [Cf.  F. 
  lacrymatoire.]  (Antiq.) 
  A  ``tear-bottle;''  a  narrow-necked  vessel  found  in  sepulchers 
  of  the  ancient  Romans;  --  so  called  from  a  former  notion  that 
  the  tears  of  the  deceased  person's  friends  were  collected  in 
  it  Called  also  {lachrymal}  or  {lacrymal}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Lectionary  \Lec"tion*a*ry\,  n.;  pl  {-ries}.  [LL.  lectionarium 
  lectionarius  :  cf  F.  lectionnaire.]  (Eccl.) 
  A  book,  or  a  list,  of  lections,  for  reading  in  divine 
  service. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Limitary  \Lim"i*ta*ry\,  n.;  pl  {-ries}  (-r[i^]z). 
  1.  That  which  serves  to  limit;  a  boundary;  border  land. 
  [Obs.]  --Fuller. 
 
  2.  A  limiter.  See  {Limiter},  2. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Responsory  \Re*spon"so*ry\,  n.;  pl  {-ries}  (-r?z).  [LL. 
  responsorium.] 
  1.  (Eccl.) 
  a  The  answer  of  the  people  to  the  priest  in  alternate 
  speaking,  in  church  service. 
  b  A  versicle  sung  in  answer  to  the  priest,  or  as  a 
  refrain. 
 
  Which  if  should  repeat  again  would  turn  my 
  answers  into  responsories,  and  beget  another 
  liturgy.  --Milton. 
 
  2.  (Eccl.)  An  antiphonary;  a  response  book. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sacramentary  \Sac`ra*men"ta*ry\,  n.;  pl  {-ries}.  [LL. 
  sacramentarium:  cf  F.  sacramentaire.] 
  1.  An  ancient  book  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church,  written  by 
  Pope  Gelasius  and  revised  corrected,  and  abridged  by  St 
  Gregory,  in  which  were  contained  the  rites  for  Mass,  the 
  sacraments,  the  dedication  of  churches,  and  other 
  ceremonies.  There  are  several  ancient  books  of  the  same 
  kind  in  France  and  Germany. 
 
  2.  Same  as  {Sacramentarian},  n.,  1. 
 
  Papists,  Anabaptists,  and  Sacramentaries  --Jer. 
  Taylor. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Concessionary  \Con*ces"sion*a*ry\,  a. 
  Of  or  pertaining  to  a  concession.  --  n.;  pl  {-ries}.  A 
  concessionaire. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Fumatory  \Fu"ma*to*ry\,  a.  [See  {Fumatorium}.] 
  Pert.  to  or  concerned  with  smoking.  --  n.;  pl  {-ries}.  A 
  place  for  subjecting  things  to  smoke  or  vapor. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Signatory  \Sig"na*to*ry\,  n.;  pl  {-ries}. 
  A  signer;  one  who  signs  or  subscribes;  as  a  conference  of 
  signatories. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ostiary  \Os"ti*a*ry\,  n.;  pl  {-ries}.  [L.  ostium  door, 
  entrance.  See  {Usher}.] 
  1.  The  mouth  of  a  river;  an  estuary.  [R.]  --Sir  T.  Browne. 
 
  2.  One  who  keeps  the  door,  especially  the  door  of  a  church;  a 
  porter.  --N.  Bacon. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ossuary  \Os"su*a*ry\,  n.;  pl  {-ries}.  [L.  ossuarium,  fr 
  ossuarius  of  or  bones,  fr  os  ossis,  bone:  cf  F.  ossuaire.] 
  A  place  where  the  bones  of  the  dead  are  deposited;  a  charnel 
  house.  [Obs.]  --Sir  T.  Browne. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stationary  \Sta"tion*a*ry\,  n.;  pl  {-ries}. 
  One  who  or  that  which  is  stationary,  as  a  planet  when 
  apparently  it  has  neither  progressive  nor  retrograde  motion. 
  --Holland. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Stillatory  \Stil"la*to*ry\,  n.;  pl  {-ries}.  [From  {Still},  for 
  distill.  Cf  {Still},  n.,  and  {Distillatory},  a.] 
  1.  An  alembic;  a  vessel  for  distillation.  [R.]  --Bacon. 
 
  2.  A  laboratory;  a  place  or  room  in  which  distillation  is 
  performed.  [R.]  --Dr.  H.  More  --Sir  H.  Wotton. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Prothonotary  \Pro*thon"o*ta*ry\,  or  Protonotary 
  \Pro*ton"o*ta*ry\,  n.;  pl>  {-ries}.  [LL.  protonotarius  fr  Gr 
  prw^tos  first  +  L.  notarius  a  shorthand  writer,  a  scribe:  cf 
  F.  protonotaire.] 
  1.  A  chief  notary  or  clerk.  ``  My  private  prothonotary.'' 
  --Herrick. 
 
  2.  Formerly,  a  chief  clerk  in  the  Court  of  King's  Bench  and 
  in  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  now  superseded  by  the 
  master.  [Eng.]  --Wharton.  Burrill 
 
  3.  A  register  or  chief  clerk  of  a  court  in  certain  States  of 
  the  United  States. 
 
  4.  (R.  C.  Ch.)  Formerly,  one  who  had  the  charge  of  writing 
  the  acts  of  the  martyrs,  and  the  circumstances  of  their 
  death;  now  one  of  twelve  persons,  constituting  a  college 
  in  the  Roman  Curia,  whose  office  is  to  register  pontifical 
  acts  and  to  make  and  preserve  the  official  record  of 
  beatifications. 
 
  5.  (Gr.  Ch.)  The  chief  secretary  of  the  patriarch  of 
  Constantinople. 
 
  {Prothonotary  warbler}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  small  American  warbler 
  ({Protonotaria  citrea}).  The  general  color  is  golden 
  yellow,  the  back  is  olivaceous,  the  rump  and  tail  are 
  ash-color,  several  outer  tail  feathers  are  partly  white. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Reformatory  \Re*form"a*to*ry\,  n.;  pl  {-ries}  (-r?z). 
  An  institution  for  promoting  the  reformation  of  offenders. 
 
  Magistrates  may  send  juvenile  offenders  to 
  reformatories  instead  of  to  prisons.  --Eng.  Cyc. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Refrigeratory  \Re*frig"er*a*to*ry\,  n.;  pl  {-ries}  (-fr?z). 
  [CF.  F.  r['e]frig['e]ratoire.] 
  That  which  refrigerates  or  cools.  Specifically: 
  a  In  distillation,  a  vessel  filled  with  cold  water, 
  surrounding  the  worm,  the  vapor  in  which  is  thereby 
  condensed. 
  b  The  chamber,  or  tank,  in  which  ice  is  formed,  in  an  ice 
  machine. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Reliquary  \Rel"i*qua*ry\  (r?l"?-kw?-r?),  n.;  pl  {-ries} 
  (-r[i^]z).  [LL.  reliquiarium  reliquiare:  cf  F.  reliquaire 
  See  {Relic}.] 
  A  depositary,  often  a  small  box  or  casket,  in  which  relics 
  are  kept. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Manufactory  \Man`u*fac"to*ry\,  n.;  pl  {-ries}.  [Cf.  L. 
  factorium  an  oil  press,  prop.,  place  where  something  is  made 
  See  {Manufacture}.] 
  1.  Manufacture.  [Obs.] 
 
  2.  A  building  or  place  where  anything  is  manufactured;  a 
  factory. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Bursary  \Bur"sa*ry\,  n.;  pl  {-ries}.  [LL.  bursaria  See 
  {Bursar}.] 
  1.  The  treasury  of  a  college  or  monastery. 
 
  2.  A  scholarship  or  charitable  foundation  in  a  university,  as 
  in  Scotland;  a  sum  given  to  enable  a  student  to  pursue  his 
  studies.  ``No  woman  of  rank  or  fortune  but  would  have  a 
  bursary  in  her  gift.''  --Southey. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Masticatory  \Mas"ti*ca*to*ry\,  n.;  pl  {-ries}.  (Med.) 
  A  substance  to  be  chewed  to  increase  the  saliva.  --Bacon. 

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