1. dignitary - Noun
2. dignitary - Adjective
One who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor; especially, one who holds an ecclesiastical rank above that of a parochial priest or clergyman.
Source: Webster's dictionaryDignitary wounds cannot always be healed with the stroke of a pen. Anthony Kennedy
My faith grew strong, and I sent a letter (as I was ordered) to the Rev. Dignitary of the Cathedral of Exeter. I was assured, before I sent it, he would not answer it. Joanna Southcott
PALACE, n. A fine and costly residence, particularly that of a great official. The residence of a high dignitary of the Christian Church is called a palace that of the Founder of his religion was known as a field, or wayside. There is progress. Ambrose Bierce
ARCHBISHOP, n. An ecclesiastical dignitary one point holier than a bishop. Ambrose Bierce
A Nok sculpture resident at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, portrays a sitting dignitary wearing a "Shepherds Crook" on the right arm, and a "hinged flail" on the left. Source: Internet
Chancellors The third dignitary is the chancellor (scholasticus, écoldtre, capiscol, magistral, etc.), who must not be confounded with the chancellor of the diocese. Source: Internet