collegiate church

American  

noun

1. a church that is endowed for a chapter of canons, usually with a dean, and that has no bishop's see.

2. (in the U.S.) a church or group of churches under the general management of one consistory or session.

3. a consolidation of formerly distinct churches under one or more pastors.

4. (in Scotland) a church or congregation the active pastor of which is the colleague and successor of the emeritus pastor.

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collegiate church British  

noun

1. RC Church Church of England a church that has an endowed chapter of canons and prebendaries attached to it but that is not a cathedral

2. Protestantism one of a group of churches presided over by a body of pastors

3. Protestantism a church served by two or more ministers

4. a large church endowed in the Middle Ages to become a school

5. a chapel either endowed by or connected with a college

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Etymology

Origin of collegiate church

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

Westminster Abbey is a collegiate church, with a dean and chapter, who possess a considerable authority over the adjoining district, and a revenue of about £30,000 per annum. 

From Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood by Anonymous

Her body was placed in the centre of the choir of the collegiate church of the Château de Loches, which she had greatly enriched.

From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various

Beneath, or rather beside, the very walls of the ch�teau is the bizarre collegiate church of St. Ours.

From Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

The Liebfrauenkirche is first mentioned in 1314 as a collegiate church; the nave was consecrated in 1340.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various

In the following year he was made prebendary of the collegiate church of Brecon, and in 1626 chancellor of St. David’s. 

From A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation by Williams, Robert