Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Residentiary /(-d?n"sh?-r?; 277)/ · Res·i·den·tia·ry · IPA a. n. 01 a. Having residence; as, a canon residentary; a residentiary guardian. 1. Having residence; as, a canon residentary; a residentiary guardian. 02 n. One who is resident. 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.