canoness

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canoness

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From canon + -ess. Compare Latin canonissa.

noun canonesses

A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.

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noun woman who holds a canonry

Español	canonesa
Français	chanoinesse
Deutsch	Kanonissin, Kanonisse
Italiano	canonichessa

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@misc{canoness_2026,
  title = {canoness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/canoness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}