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SILENTIARY

\sa͡ɪlˈɛnʃjəɹɪ], \sa‍ɪlˈɛnʃjəɹɪ], \s_aɪ_l_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_j_ə_ɹ_ɪ]\

Definitions of SILENTIARY

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1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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One appointed to keep silence and order in court; also, one sworn not to divulge secrets of state.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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One appointed to keep silence and order in court; also, one sworn not to divulge secrets of state.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

[L.] In Rom. Hist., one whose duty it was to maintain silence in the imperial palace. In the Latin empire the cabinet secretaries were so called.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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