vicar choral

noun

, Anglican Church.

, plural vicars choral.

1. a member of the clergy or a layperson in a cathedral who sings certain parts of the service.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vicar choral¹

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

On the west side are several brasses and tablets, including one to John Saville, vicar choral of the cathedral, who died in 1803.

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The Cathedral library is under the charge of a canon as librarian and a vicar-choral as sub-librarian, who receive no salary.

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Does a priest's surplice differ from that worn by a lay vicar, or vicar choral?

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