Datary \Da"ta*ry\, n. [LL. datarius. See {Dataria}.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) An officer in the pope's court, having charge of the Dataria. [1913 Webster] 2. The office or employment of a datary. [1913 Webster]
DATARY, n. A high ecclesiastic official of the Roman Catholic Church, whose important function is to brand the Pope's bulls with the words _Datum Romae_. He enjoys a princely revenue and the friendship of God.