canonry

[ kan-uh n-ree ]

/ ˈkæn ən ri /

the office or benefice of a canon.

Origin of canonry

First recorded in 1475–85; canon² + -ry

He was 67 years of age, and was appointed to his canonry in 1867.

Norfolk Annals |Charles Mackie
In 1762, Mr. Mason was made precentor of York, to which preferment a canonry was annexed.

Curiousities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol. 1 |Thomas Dugdale
A year had scarcely elapsed before Innocent commanded the bishop to give a canonry in Lincoln cathedral to his infant nephew.

History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Volume V |J. H. Merle d'Aubigné
His living was in Cornwall, but he added to it a canonry at Bristol.

Old Picture Books |Alfred W. Pollard

The term is also applied to non-parochial ecclesiastical offices of a like tenure, such as a deanery, canonry, and archdeaconry.

The Legal Position of the Clergy |P. V. Smith

canonry

/ (ˈkænənrɪ) /

the office, benefice, or status of a canon

canons collectively

C15: from canon ² + -ry