Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Residentiary \Res`i*den"tia*ry\ (-d?n"sh?-r?; 277), a. [LL.
   residentiaris.]
   Having residence; as, a canon residentary; a residentiary
   guardian. --Dr. H. More.

Residentiary \Res`i*den"tia*ry\, n.
   1. One who is resident.

            The residentiary, or the frequent visitor of the
            favored spot, . . . will discover that both have
            been there.                           --Coleridge.

   2. An ecclesiastic who keeps a certain residence.

   Syn: Inhabitant; inhabiter; dweller; sojourner.