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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He managed the property of the dean and chapter, and knew what were the rights, and also what were the wrongs, of prebendaries and minor canons,—of vicars choral, and even of choristers.
From Rachel Ray by Anthony Trollope
He gave land from the garden of the bishop's palace for building a dwelling-house for the vicars choral, which was completed in 1475.
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
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
"He was an excellent, sweet-tempered man," said one of the vicars choral.
From Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope
