textuary adjective 2noun 2forms 1 adjective2 •Contained in a text; textual.Some who have had the honour to be textuary in divinity are of opinion it shall be the same specifical fire with ours. — 1642 •Serving as a text; authoritative.I can see no ground, why his Reason should be textuary to ours; or that God, or Nature, ever intended him an Universal Headship — 1665 noun2 •One who is well versed in Scripture; a textman. •One who adheres strictly or rigidly to a text. formstextuaries