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Dignitary

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

(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.

Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Dignitary'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​d/dignitary.html. 1910.