| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.[Websters]. | |
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Date "CANONESS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Canoness \Can"on*ess\, noun. [Compare to Late Latin canonissa.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CANONESS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] A woman who enjoys a prebend, affixed, by the foundation, to maids, without obliging them to make any vows or renounce the world. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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Common Expressions: CANONESS
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Regular canoness | One bound by the poverty, and observing a strict rule of life. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Secular canoness | One allowed to hold private property, and bound only by vows of chastity and obedience so long as she chose to remain in the chapter. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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