vicar choral
noun, plural vicars choral. Anglican Church.
a member of the clergy or a layperson in a cathedral who sings certain parts of the service.
Origin of vicar choral
First recorded in 1520–30
Words nearby vicar choral
vic,
vic.,
vicar,
vicar apostolic,
vicar capitular,
vicar choral,
vicar forane,
vicar general,
vicar of bray,
vicar of christ,
vicar of wakefield, the
Example sentences from the Web for vicar choral
The Cathedral library is under the charge of a canon as librarian and a vicar-choral as sub-librarian, who receive no salary.
The Book-Collector |William Carew Hazlitt