honorary canon

noun

1. a priest attached to a cathedral but not entitled to receive a stipend or to vote in the chapter.

Example Sentences

He was appointed honorary canon of Norwich Cathedral in 1888.

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For some years he held the position of honorary canon at Dijon, but this he resigned in order to take up his residence in Paris.

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He died at an advanced age, an honorary canon, and—a bachelor.

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"I understood you to say honorary canon," murmured the visitor.

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