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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fumatory \Fu"ma*to*ry\, a. [See {Fumatorium}.]
     Pert. to, or concerned with, smoking. -- n.; pl. {-ries}. A
     place for subjecting things to smoke or vapor.
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  Sacramentary \Sac`ra*men"ta*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}. [LL.
     sacramentarium: cf. F. sacramentaire.]
     1. An ancient book of the Roman Catholic Church, written by
        Pope Gelasius, and revised, corrected, and abridged by St.
        Gregory, in which were contained the rites for Mass, the
        sacraments, the dedication of churches, and other
        ceremonies. There are several ancient books of the same
        kind in France and Germany.
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     2. Same as {Sacramentarian}, n., 1.
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              Papists, Anabaptists, and Sacramentaries. --Jer.
                                                    Taylor.
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  Signatory \Sig"na*to*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}.
     A signer; one who signs or subscribes; as, a conference of
     signatories.
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  Ossuary \Os"su*a*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}. [L. ossuarium, fr.
     ossuarius of or bones, fr. os, ossis, bone: cf. F. ossuaire.]
     A place where the bones of the dead are deposited; a charnel
     house. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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  Ostiary \Os"ti*a*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}. [L. ostium door,
     entrance. See {Usher}.]
     1. The mouth of a river; an estuary. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
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     2. One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a
        porter. --N. Bacon.
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  Lachrymatory \Lach"ry*ma*to*ry\, n.; pl. -{ries}. [Cf. F.
     lacrymatoire.] (Antiq.)
     A "tear-bottle;" a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers
     of the ancient Romans; -- so called from a former notion that
     the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in
     it. Called also {lachrymal} or {lacrymal}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lectionary \Lec"tion*a*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}. [LL. lectionarium,
     lectionarius : cf. F. lectionnaire.] (Eccl.)
     A book, or a list, of lections, for reading in divine
     service.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prothonotary \Pro*thon"o*ta*ry\
     (pr[-o]*th[o^]n"[-o]*t[als]*r[y^]), or Protonotary
  \Pro*ton"o*ta*ry\ (pr[-o]*t[o^]n"[-o]*t[als]*r[y^]), n.; pl.
     {-ries} (pr[-o]*th[o^]n"[-o]*t[als]*r[i^]z). [LL.
     protonotarius, fr. Gr. prw^tos first + L. notarius a
     shorthand writer, a scribe: cf. F. protonotaire.]
     1. A chief notary or clerk. " My private prothonotary."
        --Herrick.
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     2. Formerly, a chief clerk in the Court of King's Bench and
        in the Court of Common Pleas, now superseded by the
        master. [Eng.] --Wharton. Burrill.
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     3. A register or chief clerk of a court in certain States of
        the United States.
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     4. (R. C. Ch.) Formerly, one who had the charge of writing
        the acts of the martyrs, and the circumstances of their
        death; now, one of twelve persons, constituting a college
        in the Roman Curia, whose office is to register pontifical
        acts and to make and preserve the official record of
        beatifications.
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     5. (Gr. Ch.) The chief secretary of the patriarch of
        Constantinople.
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     {Prothonotary warbler} (Zool.), a small American warbler
        ({Protonotaria citrea}). The general color is golden
        yellow, the back is olivaceous, the rump and tail are
        ash-color, several outer tail feathers are partly white.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Manufactory \Man`u*fac"to*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}. [Cf. L.
     factorium an oil press, properly, place where something is
     made. See {Manufacture}.]
     1. Manufacture. [Obs.]
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     2. A building or place where anything is manufactured; a
        factory.
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  Masticatory \Mas"ti*ca*to*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}. (Med.)
     A substance to be chewed to increase the saliva. --Bacon.
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  Reformatory \Re*form"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries} (-r?z).
     An institution for promoting the reformation of offenders.
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           Magistrates may send juvenile offenders to
           reformatories instead of to prisons.     --Eng. Cyc.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Refrigeratory \Re*frig"er*a*to*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries} (-fr?z).
     [CF. F. r['e]frig['e]ratoire.]
     That which refrigerates or cools. Specifically:
     (a) In distillation, a vessel filled with cold water,
         surrounding the worm, the vapor in which is thereby
         condensed.
     (b) The chamber, or tank, in which ice is formed, in an ice
         machine.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Reliquary \Rel"i*qua*ry\ (r?l"?-kw?-r?), n.; pl. {-ries}
     (-r[i^]z). [LL. reliquiarium, reliquiare: cf. F. reliquaire.
     See {Relic}.]
     A depositary, often a small box or casket, in which relics
     are kept.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Concessionary \Con*ces"sion*a*ry\, a.
     Of or pertaining to a concession. -- n.; pl. {-ries}. A
     concessionaire.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Responsory \Re*spon"so*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries} (-r?z). [LL.
     responsorium.]
     1. (Eccl.)
        (a) The answer of the people to the priest in alternate
            speaking, in church service.
        (b) A versicle sung in answer to the priest, or as a
            refrain.
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                  Which, if should repeat again, would turn my
                  answers into responsories, and beget another
                  liturgy.                          --Milton.
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     2. (Eccl.) An antiphonary; a response book.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stationary \Sta"tion*a*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries} (-r[i^]z).
     One who, or that which, is stationary, as a planet when
     apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion.
     --Holland.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stillatory \Stil"la*to*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}. [From {Still}, for
     distill. Cf. {Still}, n., and {Distillatory}, a.]
     1. An alembic; a vessel for distillation. [R.] --Bacon.
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     2. A laboratory; a place or room in which distillation is
        performed. [R.] --Dr. H. More. --Sir H. Wotton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bursary \Bur"sa*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}. [LL. bursaria. See
     {Bursar}.]
     1. The treasury of a college or monastery.
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     2. A scholarship or charitable foundation in a university, as
        in Scotland; a sum given to enable a student to pursue his
        studies. "No woman of rank or fortune but would have a
        bursary in her gift." --Southey.
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