Home › Words › F › factionaryfactionaryfactionary means belonging to a faction; partisan; taking sides.EtymologyCompare French factionnaire, Latin factionarius (“the head of a company of charioteers”).adjBelonging to a faction; partisan; taking sides.e.g.“Prithee, fellow, remember my name is Menenius, always factionary on the party of your general.” — c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] BnounA member of a faction.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.factional 82% match — Of, pertaining to, or composed of factions. vs factionary →factioner 79% match — A member of a faction. vs factionary →factionist 77% match — A member of a faction. vs factionary →factioneer 76% match — A proponent of a faction. vs factionary →factionate 74% match — Synonym of factionalize. vs factionary →factious 72% match — Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions. vs factionary →factionalism 72% match — The splitting of a group into factions. vs factionary →factionalizer 72% match — One who factionalizes. vs factionary →