horary

[ hawr-uh-ree, hohr- ]

adjectiveArchaic.
  1. pertaining to an hour; indicating the hours: the horary circle.

  2. occurring every hour; hourly.

Origin of horary

1
1610–20; <Medieval Latin hōrārius, equivalent to hōr(a) hour + -ārius-ary

Words Nearby horary

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How to use horary in a sentence

  • This, he says, occurs along the equator, where the horary motion is at its maximum; and thus the tropic current is formed.

    Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas | W. Hastings Macaulay
  • Astrology was divided into three distinct branches—the doctrine of nativities, horary astrology, and state astrology.

    Myths and Marvels of Astronomy | Richard A. Proctor
  • horary astrology relates to particular questions, and is a comparatively easy branch of the science.

    Myths and Marvels of Astronomy | Richard A. Proctor
  • Then came a series of instructions which he had already seen on the printed horary.

    En Route | J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
  • Attached to the chimney-piece was a horary, sculptured in stone, near which hung a large starfish.

    Auriol | W. Harrison Ainsworth

British Dictionary definitions for horary

horary

/ (ˈhɔːrərɪ) /


adjectivearchaic
  1. relating to the hours

  2. hourly

Origin of horary

1
C17: from Medieval Latin hōrārius; see hour

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