Canonry
the office or benefice of a canon.
Historical Examples
De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) Trans. by Francis Augustus MacNutt
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature John Addington Symonds
Norfolk Annals Charles Mackie
Marzio’s Crucifix and Zoroaster F. Marion Crawford
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 Various
The Wits and Beaux of Society Grace Wharton and Philip Wharton
Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 Augustus J. C. Hare
Life of Thomas Becket Henry Hart Milman
Library Of The World’s Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 4 Charles Dudley Warner
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 6 Various
noun (pl) -ries
the office, benefice, or status of a canon
canons collectively
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