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canonesses

canonesses is the plural of canoness.

Meaning of canoness

Noun

canoness (plural canonesses)

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

Questions about canonesses

What is canonesses the plural of?
Canonesses is the plural of canoness.

Words near canonesses in the dictionary

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

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