"canonry" meaning in English

See canonry in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: canonries [plural]
Etymology: From canon + -ry. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|canon|ry}} canon + -ry Head templates: {{en-noun}} canonry (plural canonries)
  1. The office of a canon; a benefice or prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church. Synonyms: canonicate Translations (The office of a canon): canonicat [masculine] (Catalan), canongia [feminine] (Catalan), kaniikin virka (Finnish), kanungin virka (Finnish), canonicat (French), chanoinie [feminine] (French), canonicat [masculine] (Occitan), kanonia [feminine] (Polish), canonicato (Portuguese), canonjía (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-canonry-en-noun-dMHat8sp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ry, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 43 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ry: 40 43 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 46 10 Disambiguation of 'The office of a canon': 85 12 4
  2. Canons considered as a group.
    Sense id: en-canonry-en-noun-t9F0sgSP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ry, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 43 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ry: 40 43 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 46 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 46 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 48 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 28 55 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 51 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 35 48 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 28 55 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 52 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 53 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 33 53 13
  3. a house where canons live
    Sense id: en-canonry-en-noun-~Vj6DYDv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 43 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ry: 40 43 17

Inflected forms

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