referendary
nounEtymology From Latin referendarius, from Latin referendus (“to be referred”), gerundive of referre. Compare French référendaire. See refer.
1
Obsolete One to whose decision a cause is referred; a referee.
- let him choose well his referendaries , for else he may be led by the nose1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Suitors”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:
2
Historical An officer who delivered the royal answer to petitions.
- In the writs of Merovingian kings , the king normally signed his name first , and his referendary followed1941, The Cambridge Historical Journal:
- referendaries were involved in the presentation of petitions to the king1992, P. S. Barnwell, Emperor, Prefects & Kings: The Roman West:
3
Obsolete An officer of state charged with the duty of procuring and dispatching diplomas and decrees.
- Derived terms
- referendaryship