Roman imperial society, wherein Christianity arose under the ambitious precentorship of the apostle Paul. From Wordnik.com. [Stuart Whatley: Democratic Values, Islam and the Judeo-Christian Tradition Fallacy] Reference
Would he have to abdicate his precentorship, as he had his wardenship, and to give up chanting, as he had given up his twelve old bedesmen?. From Wordnik.com. [Barchester Towers] Reference
Mr Harding proceeded to explain to the man of law that he meant to keep his precentorship — that was eighty pounds a year; and, also, that he meant to fall back upon his own little living of. From Wordnik.com. [The Warden] Reference
In 1860 he was transferred to the precentorship of Clogher in conjunction with the rectory of Enniskillen; in 1864, on the death of Dr. Newman, he was installed Dean of Cork; and in 1866 was appointed Dean of the Chapel. From Wordnik.com. [The New Guide to Peterborough Cathedral] Reference
Lordship is aware, joined to that of the warden; that is to say, the precentor has for many years been the warden of the hospital; there is, however, nothing to make the junction of the two offices necessary, and, unless you or the dean and chapter object to such an arrangement, I would wish to keep the precentorship. From Wordnik.com. [The Warden] Reference
Now there are peculiar circumstances connected with the precentorship which must be explained. From Wordnik.com. [The World's Greatest Books — Volume 08 — Fiction] Reference
"He is at Lincoln; he has gone to try for the precentorship of the cathedral," Hetty announced. From Wordnik.com. [Hetty Wesley] Reference
"It will cost me the precentorship," answered he slowly, "but I hadn't given a thought to that.". From Wordnik.com. [Hetty Wesley] Reference
"It was a verra speerited thing to do, at ony rate, to gie up your precentorship," said Fergusson, whose wife kept the wash-house on the. From Wordnik.com. [Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895] Reference
Out of pure sympathy for my father alone, I was compelled to take the precentorship in hand; and having plenty of tunes, for a good while I came on as well as could be expected, as men say of their wives. From Wordnik.com. [Anecdotes of Dogs] Reference
The Sabbath morning following there was no precentor in the desk, and the folk were all sitting wondering what was coming next, for everybody kenned that "Cracky" Carlisle, the post, had given up his precentorship because the list of tunes had come down from the manse to him on the Wednesday, instead of his being allowed to choose what he liked out of the dozen or so that he could sing. From Wordnik.com. [Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895] Reference
‘I am very anxious about the precentorship: the archdeacon thinks it must go with the wardenship; I think not, and, that, having it, I cannot be ousted. From Wordnik.com. [The Warden] Reference
In his Account of his own Life (p. 65) he says: ” 'He was no great gainer by his preferment; for he was obliged to give up the prebend of Westminster, the precentorship of York, the lecturership of St. George's, Hanover Square, and the genteel office of sub-almoner.'. From Wordnik.com. [Life Of Johnson]
‘And the precentorship,’ said the father-in-law. From Wordnik.com. [The Warden] Reference
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