apiary | (noun) a shed containing a number of beehives | Synonyms: bee house |
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auxiliary | (noun) someone who acts as assistant | Synonyms: aide |
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aviary | (noun) a building where birds are kept | Synonyms: bird sanctuary, volary |
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beneficiary | (noun) the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause | Synonyms: benefactive role |
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(noun) the recipient of funds or other benefits | Synonyms: donee |
bestiary | (noun) a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals | - |
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breviary | (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily by certain priests and members of religious orders | - |
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diary | (noun) a personal journal (as a physical object) | - |
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(noun) a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations | Synonyms: journal |
fiduciary | (noun) a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary | - |
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friary | (noun) a monastery of friars | - |
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incendiary | (noun) a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel) | Synonyms: firebomb, incendiary bomb |
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(noun) a criminal who illegally sets fire to property | Synonyms: arsonist, firebug |
intermediary | (noun) a negotiator who acts as a link between parties | Synonyms: go-between, intercessor, intermediator, mediator |
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judiciary | (noun) persons who administer justice | Synonyms: bench |
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(noun) the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government | Synonyms: judicatory, judicature, judicial system |
justiciary | (noun) the jurisdiction of a justiciar | - |
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(noun) formerly a high judicial officer | Synonyms: justiciar |
ostiary | (noun) someone who guards an entrance | Synonyms: door guard, doorkeeper, doorman, gatekeeper, hall porter, porter |
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(noun) the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church | Synonyms: doorkeeper, ostiarius |
penitentiary | (noun) a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes | Synonyms: pen |
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plenipotentiary | (noun) a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government | - |
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stipendiary | (noun) (United Kingdom) a paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases | Synonyms: stipendiary magistrate |
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subsidiary | (noun) a company that is completely controlled by another company | Synonyms: subsidiary company |
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(noun) an assistant subject to the authority or control of another | Synonyms: foot soldier, subordinate, underling |
topiary | (noun) making decorative shapes by trimming shrubs or trees | - |
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(noun) a garden having shrubs clipped or trimmed into decorative shapes especially of animals | - |