DCHP-3

marguillier

[< F]
Que., Obs.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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n.

a churchwarden.

Quotations

1831
No one could tell what might happen if the Marguilliers were allowed to perpetuate themselves without the suffrages of the parishioners.
1832
The Marguillier (Church Wardens) are men who are generally held in much esteem in their respective Parishes.