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Webster 1913 Edition


Canonicals

Ca-non′ic-als

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Noun.
pl.
The dress prescribed by canon{2} to be worn by a clergyman when officiating. Sometimes, any distinctive professional dress.

Webster 1828 Edition


Canonicals

CANONICALS

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Noun.
plu.
The full dress of the clergy, worn when they officiate.