canonicate
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In the January of the following year, Pope Benedict presented our poet with the canonicate of Lombes, with the expectancy of the first prebend which should become vacant.
From The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch by Thomas Campbell
Carrying that intention into effect, therefore, he went back to live in his native place with that brother to whom he had given the canonicate, determined that he would never more handle a brush.
From Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 08 (of 10) Bastiano to Taddeo Zucchero by Giorgio Vasari
Giorgio spoke of this matter to the Pope, which was the reason that the bond was renewed, and afterwards it was proposed to exchange it for a canonicate at Udine for Giovanni's son.
From Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 08 (of 10) Bastiano to Taddeo Zucchero by Giorgio Vasari
A further examination of his fitness for the office was committed to the Provost Frei and two members of the canonicate, Utinger and Hofmann.
From The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli by Johann Jakob Hottinger
However, he did return to take possession of his canonicate at Lombes, and to lose possession of his peace of mind.
From The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch by Thomas Campbell
