| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Of or pertaining to Canopus in Egypt; as, the Canopic vases, used in embalming.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb canonshiply.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (canonshiply) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective canonship.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CANONSHIP" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CANONSHIP
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] An ecclesiastical benefice, in a cathedral or collegiate church, which has a prebend or stated allowance out of the revenues of the church commonly annexed to it. The benifice filled by a canon. A prebend may subsist without a canonry; but a canonicate is inseparable from a prebend. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
