Definition of Canoniss
Can"on*ess (?), n. [Cf. LL.
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 of chastity and
obedience so long as she chose to remain in the chapter.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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