canonry
Origin of canonry
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How to use canonry in a sentence
But he never took orders, the clerical tonsure being a sufficient qualification for holding canonries.
The canonries, having been founded by Archbishops of York, were in the gift of the see, or of the Crown when the see was vacant.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon | Cecil Walter Charles HallettAccordingly he had to resign livings and canonries wholesale (April 28, 1410).
So, again, when Professor Hanky had spoken of canonries, he had none but the vaguest idea of what a canonry is.
Erewhon Revisited | Samuel ButlerThe bishop had nothing to do with bestowing the minor canonries.
Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles | Mrs. Henry Wood
British Dictionary definitions for canonry
/ (ˈkænənrɪ) /
the office, benefice, or status of a canon
canons collectively
Origin of canonry
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