01 n. A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.
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A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.
Phrases & compounds
Regular canoness —
one bound by the vow of 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.