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datary

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da⋅ta⋅ry

  [dey-tuh-ree]
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–noun, plural -ries. Roman Catholic Church.
1. the office of the Curia Romana that investigates candidates for papal benefices.
2. the cardinal who heads this office.
Origin:
1520–30; < ML *datāria the office (where documents were dated); datārius the officer (who gave the dates), equiv. to LL dat(a) date 1 + L -āria, -ārius -ary
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