precentorship

• “Roman imperial society, wherein Christianity arose under the ambitious precentorship of the apostle Paul.”

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• “Lordship is aware, joined to that of the warden; that is to say, the precentor has for many years been the warden of the hospital; there is, however, nothing to make the junction of the two offices necessary, and, unless you or the dean and chapter object to such an arrangement, I would wish to keep the precentorship.”

  The Warden

• “Since his appointment to his precentorship, he has published, with all possible additions of vellum, typography, and gilding, a collection of our ancient church music, with some correct dissertations on”

  The Warden

• “Now there are peculiar circumstances connected with the precentorship which must be explained.”

  The Warden

• “Touching the precentorship, the bishop was clearly of opinion that it could be held without the other situation — an opinion from which no one differed; and it was therefore soon settled among all the parties concerned, that Mr Harding should still be the precentor of the cathedral.”

  The Warden

• “Mr Harding proceeded to explain to the man of law that he meant to keep his precentorship — that was eighty pounds a year; and, also, that he meant to fall back upon his own little living of”

  The Warden

• “Would he have to abdicate his precentorship, as he had his wardenship, and to give up chanting, as he had given up his twelve old bedesmen?”

  Barchester Towers

• “In 1860 he was transferred to the precentorship of Clogher in conjunction with the rectory of Enniskillen; in 1864, on the death of Dr. Newman, he was installed Dean of Cork; and in 1866 was appointed Dean of the Chapel”

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• “He is at Lincoln; he has gone to try for the precentorship of the cathedral," Hetty announced.”

  Hetty Wesley

• “It will cost me the precentorship," answered he slowly, "but I hadn't given a thought to that.”

  Hetty Wesley

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