Obs. [ad. late L. exemplārium (whence Fr. exemplaire: see EXAMPLER), f. exemplum EXAMPLE.]
1. a. A type or figure. b. A typical instance, an example. c. An example, pattern of conduct.
c. 1430. Lydg., Bochas, I. viii. 118 (1558), 15 a/1. Let Zisara be your examplary. Ibid., II. xxii. 7. 56 b/1. An examplary of porte & maner.
1579. Fulke, Heskins’ Parl., 374. Basill calleth breade & wine ἀντίτυπα, or exemplaria, exemplaries of the bodie and bloud of Christ after the consecration.
1583. Stubbes, Anat. Abus., B vj. The pride of apparel remaining in sight, as an exemplary of evill.
2. a. A ‘copy’ of a book; = EXEMPLAR sb. 5. b. A copy or transcript (of a writing).
1538. Leland, Itin., I. p. xix. Parte of the examplaries … hath beene enprinted yn Germany.
1548. Udall, Erasm. Par., Luke, Pref. 5 b. The Latine exemplaries … do vary and not well agree.
1633. J. Done, Hist. Septuagint, 29–30. The Exemplary of Demetrius his request to the King was this.
Great Sir: Since [etc.].
1706. A. Bedford, Temple Mus., vii. 143. Moses had ordered the Kings a Copy of the Law. The Exemplary of the Temple was taken away.
