VOTARY


Meaning of VOTARY in English

/ ˈvəʊtəri; NAmE ˈvoʊt-/ noun

( pl. -ies ) votary of sb/sth ( formal ) a person who worships or loves sb/sth :

a votary of John Keats

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Latin vot- vowed (from the verb vovere ) + -ary .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.