Associations to the word «Silentiary»

Wiktionary

SILENTIARY, noun. A person who keeps silent, especially from religious motives
SILENTIARY, noun. An official at any of several courts who maintained silence

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.