1. Canonry (Noun) The office of a canon; a benefice or prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.

2. Canonry (plural canonries) The office of a canon; a benefice or prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church

3. From 1338 until his death in 1377 Machaut possessed a Canonry and prebend of the cathedral and metropolitan church of Our Lady of Reims.

4. ‘The Bishop of Lincoln granted him the Canonry and prebend of Leighton Bromswold, a living which was an easy yoke in terms of duties,