canonship
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of canonship
Example Sentences
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It is necessary to walk one's path discreetly; the apostleship does not disdain the canonship.
From Les Misérables by Hapgood, Isabel Florence
But being desirous of obtaining for his son a canonship, he was commanded, in order to obtain that favor from the queen, Maria Louisa, to re-appear in the arena, on some grand festival.
From The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II by Various
You must have heard of Professor Wallraf of Cologne, one of the canons of the cathedral, who, with his professorship and his canonship together, may have possessed from five to seven hundred francs a year.
From Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Vol. I (of 3) by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
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