residentiaryshipn.
/ˌrɛzᵻˈdɛnʃ(ə)rɪʃɪp/, U.S. /ˌrɛzᵻˈdɛn(t)ʃiˌɛriˌʃɪp/, /ˌrɛzᵻˈdɛn(t)ʃəriˌʃɪp/ Christian Church. Now historical.
The position or office of residentiary (residentiary n. 1).
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1624 W. Laud Diary 6 Dec. 155 A matter of difference in the church of Hereford, concerning a Residentiaryship.
1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses 803 The rectory of Waldgrave,..a Residentiaryship in the church of Lincoln, one or more Prebendships therein, and the Office of Chauntor.
1751 T. Sharp in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Lit. Men (1843) (Camden) 375 Dr. Tillotson obtain'd his residentiaryship of St. Pauls.
1768 Bp. W. Warburton Lett. (1809) 422 His Residentiaryship (half the Deanship) is said to be destined for Dr. Egerton's commendum.
1831 Examiner 601/2 The residentiaryship of St. Paul's..is bestowed on the Rev. Sidney Smith.
1879 Times 17 June 8/1 There had been no case in which,..there had been any separation between the prebend and the residentiaryship.
1930 Eng. Hist. Rev. 45 270 The prebend was given to Pinneck, who was elected also to the residentiaryship.
1997 J. S. Chamberlain Accommodating High Churchmen iii. 76 His goal was a residentiaryship in the cathedral.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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