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Dignitary

Dignitary

dignitary

(Latin: dignus, worthy)

A person of high rank, especially clerical; in canon law , a member of a chapter, possessing not only a foremost rank but a certain jurisdiction, e.g., the provost and the dean .

Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Dignitary

a term used in England to denote one who holds cathedral or other preferments to which jurisdiction is annexed.

Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature