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numerary

[ noo-muh-rer-ee, nyoo- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

numerary

/ ˈnjuːmərərɪ /

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

About the same date Kempenfelt produced his own numerary code.

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

A year or two later, probably in consultation with Kempenfelt, he drew up the first of his codes on the numerary system.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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