Dig'ni-ta-ry, n.
n. [Fr. dignitaire, from Lat. dignitas. See infra.] One who possesses exalted rank; especially, one who holds an ecclesiastical rank superior to that of a priest or canon.
n. [Fr. dignitaire, from Lat. dignitas. See infra.] One who possesses exalted rank; especially, one who holds an ecclesiastical rank superior to that of a priest or canon.