dignitary

  • 31dignitary —   Kanaka ma ke kūlana ki eki e …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 32dignitary — In canon law, a person holding an ecclesiastical benefice or dignity, which gave him some pre eminence above mere priests and canons. To this class exclusively belonged all bishops, deans, archdeacons, etc.; but it now includes all the… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 33dignitary — In canon law, a person holding an ecclesiastical benefice or dignity, which gave him some pre eminence above mere priests and canons. To this class exclusively belonged all bishops, deans, archdeacons, etc.; but it now includes all the… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 34dignitary — A person of importance. In an older day, the term was applied to any ecclesiastical officer of a rank or station higher than that of a priest or canon …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 35dignitary — n. (pl. ies) a person holding high rank or office. Etymology: DIGNITY + ARY(1), after PROPRIETARY …

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  • 36Ecclesiastical Dignitary —     Ecclesiastical Dignitary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Dignitary     An Ecclesiastical Dignitary is a member of a chapter, cathedral or collegiate, possessed not only of a foremost place, but also of a certain jurisdiction.… …

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  • 37Ecclesiastical dignitary — An ecclesiastical dignitary is a member of a cathedral chapter, or collegiate church. These offices can include the provost, the dean, the custos and the scholasticus.[1] References ^   …

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  • 38dignitaries — dignitary dig ni*ta*ry, n.; pl. {dignitaries}. [Cf. F. dignitaire, fr. L. dignitas.] One who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor; especially, one who holds an ecclesiastical rank above that of a parochial priest or… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 39personage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dignitary, official, celebrity, notable, figure, somebody, bigwig, VIP (inf.), big wheel (inf.). See importance, nobility. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An individual] Syn. human being, someone, individual;… …

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  • 40Captain Blood (1935 film) — Infobox Film name = Captain Blood image size = 200px caption = Original film poster director = Michael Curtiz producer = Harry Joe Brown Gordon Hollingshead writer = Casey Robinson starring = Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland Basil Rathbone Ross… …

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