1) Catholic ecclesiastical title
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A canoness is a member of a religious community of women living a simple life. Many communities observe the monastic Rule of St. Augustine. The name corresponds to the male equivalent, a canon. The origin and rules are common to both. As with the canons, differences in the observance of the rule have given rise to two types: canonesses regular and...
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woman living in a community under a religious rule
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• (n.) A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.
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Can'on·ess noun [ Confer Late Latin
canonissa .] 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...
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