1818, John Henry Capper, 10 Papers Relating to the Convict Establishment, House of Commons Papers, Volume 16, Great Britain House of Commons, unnumbered page,
The Holy Scriptures are daily read by them in general; and five-and-twenty chapters of them are, on an average, recited memoriter in the chapel every week.
adjective
That is or has been recited from memory; that has been learned by heart.
memoriter evidence; memoriter preaching
Of, pertaining to, or involved with the practice of recitation or learning by heart.