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
1First recorded in 1520–30
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How to use vicar choral in a sentence
On the west side are several brasses and tablets, including one to John Saville, vicar choral of the cathedral, who died in 1803.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lichfield | A. B. CliftonThe 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 HazlittDoes a priest's surplice differ from that worn by a lay vicar, or vicar choral?
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