canonicate
Britishnoun
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Goes from Parma to Mantua and Ferrara—returns to Padua, and receives, probably in this year, a canonicate in Padua. lxxiii 1350.
From The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch by Campbell, Thomas
A further examination of his fitness for the office was committed to the Provost Frei and two members of the canonicate, Utinger and Hofmann.
From The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli by Hottinger, Johann Jakob
However, he did return to take possession of his canonicate at Lombes, and to lose possession of his peace of mind.
From The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch by Campbell, Thomas
"To one of our canons, my son, who has had much to do with missions, and who, after long and painful apostolic labors, came six months since to repose in a canonicate of our abbey."
From A Romance of the West Indies by Sue, Eugène
Giorgio spoke of this matter to the Pope, which was the reason that the bond was renewed, and afterwards it was proposed to exchange it for a canonicate at Udine for Giovanni's son.
From Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 08 (of 10) Bastiano to Taddeo Zucchero by Vasari, Giorgio
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