Definitions for canonries

canonries can·on·ry

Spelling: [kan-uh n-ree]
IPA: /ˈkæn ən ri/

Canonries is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 606 anagrams from letters in canonries (aceinnors).

Definitions for canonries

noun

  1. the office or benefice of a canon.

Origin of canonries

First recorded in 1475-85; canon2 + -ry

Examples for canonries

Accordingly, he retired to Florence, where he held a canonry in the cathedral.

They had discussed the priest's canonry, and the order for the crucifix.

About the year 1530 he was relieved from his servitude by obtaining a canonry in the cathedral of Florence.

He was condemned to be publicly whipped, and degraded for two years from the honors and emoluments of his canonry.

As the head of the canonry of Reichersberg he became an active and rigorous reformer.

He was 67 years of age, and was appointed to his canonry in 1867.

In 1770 he was promoted from a canonry at Christchurch, to the deanery of Canterbury.

There was an uncle who was Bishop of Grenoble, and a canonry could easily be got for him.

His living was in Cornwall, but he added to it a canonry at Bristol.

Mrs. Gladstone was at the canonry and made herself very pleasant to everybody.

Word Value for canonries
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

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