vicar choral
noun
a member of the clergy or a layperson in a cathedral who sings certain parts of the service.
vicars choral
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pluralof vicar choral.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It was called the "aula vicariorum chori," and was built as an accommodation for the vicars choral, whose duties were to serve and sing in the choir.
From Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys by Dugald Butler
The dignitaries and canons were ten in number, and there were also sufficient vicars choral, or minor ecclesiastics, to enable the sacred offices to be celebrated with becoming solemnity.
From A Calendar of Scottish Saints by Michael Barrett
He also made various gifts to the cathedral, the chapter, and the college of vicars choral.
From Bell’s Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Hereford, A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See by A. Hugh (Alfred Hugh) Fisher
The vicars choral either now or later had dwindled down to six, and seem to have been only in minor orders.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch by Arthur Dimock
Apparently when Becket's representative ventured on his dangerous errand, deed of excommunication in hand, the canons' vicars or vicars choral sang the services.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch by Arthur Dimock
