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The minor-canons, or vicars-choral, who were employed by the canons as their deputies, also lived in community.

From Life in a Mediæval City Illustrated by York in the XVth Century by Benson, Edwin

These vicars-choral formed a corporate body and lived collegiately in the Bedern.

From Life in a Mediæval City Illustrated by York in the XVth Century by Benson, Edwin

They maintained an establishment of singing men and boys analogous to the vicars-choral and choristers of the present time, who were described as "the gentlemen and children of the chapel."

From The Customs of Old England by Snell, F. J. (Frederick John)

One of the vicars-choral officiates as organist, and three of the minor canons hold the appointments of sub-dean, librarian, and succentor, or under-precentor.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter

The latter is, however, boarded up, and used as the vestry of the priest-vicars, the other being the vestry of the vicars-choral.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Dearmer, Percy