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Webster 1913 Edition

dignitary

dig′ni-ta-ry

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Noun.
;
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 clergyman.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dignitary

DIGNITARY

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Noun.
An ecclesiastic who holds a dignity, or a benefice which gives him some pre-eminence over mere priests and canons, as a bishop, dean, archdeacon, prebendary, &c.

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