canonship

[ kan-uhn-ship ]

noun

1. the position or office of canon; canonry.

Word History and Origins

Origin of canonship¹

First recorded in 1525–35; canon ² + -ship

Example Sentences

He resigned his Canonship of Cologn, on purpose to serve in the Emperor’s Army.

From Project Gutenberg

Vald�s at the same time executed the dispositions of another bull, which granted to the holy office, on account of its increased expenses in travelling and maintaining so great a number of prisoners, the revenues of a canonship in each metropolitan church, cathedral, and college, in the kingdom.

From Project Gutenberg

You must have heard of Professor Wallraf of Cologne, one of the canons of the cathedral, who, with his professorship and his canonship together, may have possessed from five to seven hundred francs a year.

From Project Gutenberg

You will be much rejoiced to hear that on the 20th Lord G—— received a letter from Lord Liverpool, offering through him, in the K——'s name and in his, and in the most flattering terms from both, the situation of Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford, with the Canonship of Christ Church, to Dr. Hodgson, as a thing proper in itself, and also as what was wished to be done on account of his connexion with Lord G——.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

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