[f. prec. + -IAN.] A member of the Syntax class in a Roman Catholic school.
1705. in Ushaw Mag. (1903), Dec., 298. Syntaxians 3 … Grammarians 11.
1837. J. C. Fisher, Diary, ibid. (1904), Dec., 242. The Grand Exams. begin. The Poets and Syntaxians. Ibid. (1904), March, 98. Syntax and Grammar played their match on Nov. 17th…. The Syntaxians’ forwards were soon in evidence.
