referendary

== English == === Etymology === From Latin referendarius, from Latin referendus (“to be referred”), gerundive of referre. Compare French référendaire. See refer. === Noun === referendary (plural referendaries) (obsolete) One to whose decision a cause is referred; a referee. (historical) An officer who delivered the royal answer to petitions. (obsolete) An officer of state charged with the duty of procuring and dispatching diplomas and decrees. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “referendary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.