URBICARY ADJ. belonging to a city, especially Rome - 1665 obs. ETYMOLOGY from Latin urbicarius (of the city [i.e. Rome]), from classical Latin urbicus (urbic adj.) + -ārius -ary FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1665 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...And this the learned Petrus de Marcâ was so sensible of, that he saith, Ruffinus did rectissimè & ex usu recepto, very agreeably both to reason and custom, compare the Alexandrian and Roman Bishop in this, that he should have the power over the Diocese of Aegypt, by the same right that the Bishop of Rome had over the Vrbicary Diocese; or, saith he, ut Ruffinus-eligantissime loquitur, In Ecclesiis Suburbicariis, id est, in iis Ecclesiis quae decem Provin∣ciis Suburbicariis continebantur..." From: A Rational Account of the Grounds of Protestant Religion: A Vindication of the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury's Relation of a conference, &c. from the pretended answer by T.C. - Edward Stillingfleet
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