Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The position or office of canon; canonry.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Canopus in Egypt.
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- noun The rank or office of
canon .
Etymologies
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Examples
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There are more frightful possessions still, which are, however, canvassed for like a canonship.
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But being desirous of obtaining for his son a canonship, he was commanded, in order to obtain that favor from the queen, Maria Louisa, to re-appear in the arena, on some grand festival.
The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II Various
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XIII prescribed in 1894 that a bishop is not to nominate to an honorary canonship a subject of another diocese, without the consent of the chapter and the goodwill of the candidate's own ordinary.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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It is necessary to walk one's path discreetly; the apostleship does not disdain the canonship.
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It is necessary to walk one's path discreetly; the apostleship does not disdain the canonship.
Les Misérables Victor Hugo 1843
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It is necessary to walk one’s path discreetly; the apostleship does not disdain the canonship.
Les Miserables 2008
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