I. ˈdād.ərē noun
( -es )
Etymology: from (assumed) Medieval Latin datarius datary, official of the Roman Curia who added dates to papal letters (whence New Latin), from Late Latin data date of a letter + Latin -arius -ary (person) — more at date
: the cardinal who is head of the datary
II. noun
( -es )
Etymology: from (assumed) Medieval Latin dataria datary, office of the Roman Curia where dates were added to papal letters (whence New Latin), from Late Latin data date of a letter + Latin -aria -ary (thing)
: an office of the Roman Curia charged especially with investigating the fitness of candidates for papal benefices