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canoness

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Etymology

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From canon +‎ -ess. Compare Latin canonissa.

Noun

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canoness (plural canonesses)

  1. A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.

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A regular canoness was bound by the vow of poverty, and observed a strict rule of life. A secular canoness was allowed to hold private property and bound only by vows of chastity and obedience so long as she chose to remain in the chapter.

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