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canoness

canoness noun: a woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.

Noun

canoness (plural canonesses)

  1. A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.

Forms of canoness

pluralcanonesses

Origin of canoness

From canon + -ess. Compare Latin canonissa.

Questions about canoness

What does canoness mean?
Canoness means a woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.
What part of speech is canoness?
Canoness is a noun.
What is the plural of canoness?
The plural of canoness is canonesses.

Words near canoness in the dictionary

  1. Canon of the Mass
  2. Canon's Marsh
  3. Canonba
  4. Canonbie
  5. Canonbury
  6. canoness
  7. canonesses
  8. canongo
  9. canongoes
  10. canongos
  11. canonic

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