Meaning
rectory, presbytery
- the residence provided by the parish for a priest or minister; rectory, parsonage
In a sentence
Hanno bussato alla porta della canonica per chiedere informazioni sul vecchio registro.
They knocked on the rectory door to ask for information about the old register.
Non c'era nessuno in canonica a quell'ora del pomeriggio.
There was no one in the presbytery at that time in the afternoon.
La vecchia canonica è stata trasformata in un centro per le famiglie.
The old parsonage was turned into a family center.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| canonica | feminine · singular |
| canoniche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Typically refers to the house adjacent to or near the parish church where the priest lives and manages community matters.