canoness
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From canon + -ess. Compare Latin canonissa.
Noun
[edit]canoness (plural canonesses)
- A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.
Usage notes
[edit]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.
Translations
[edit]woman who holds a canonry
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References
[edit]- “canoness”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.