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Webster 1913 Edition
Canoness
Can′on-ess
,Noun.
[Cf. LL.
canonissa
.] A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.
Regular canoness
, one bound by the vow of poverty, and observing a strict rule of life.
– 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Canoness
CANONESS
,Noun.
Definition 2024
canoness
canoness
English
Noun
canoness (plural canonesses)
- (dated) A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.
Usage notes
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.