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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
CHANNERY, CHANRY, n. [′tʃɑn(ə)rɪ̢]
1. “Used in Aberdeen to designate the street where the canons' houses were situated” (Abd. c.1880 (per Mry.2)).
2. With kirk: “The name given by old people to the Cathedral in the town of Elgin” (Mry.2 1880, chanry).
[O.Sc. chanré, -ry, 1505, reduced forms of channory, channonrie, chanounrie, a canonry (D.O.S.T.); O.Fr. chanoinerie, a canonship (Cotgrave).]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Channery n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 6 Apr 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/channery>
