Thesaurus: canoness

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1. n. A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.
2. A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter. Regular canoness, one bound by the 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.
3. A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter. Regularcanoness, one bound by the poverty, and observing a strict rule oflife.-- Secular canoness, one allowed to hold private property, and boundonly by vows of chastity and obedience so long as she chose to remainin the chapter.
4. n. A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.