canoness

[ kan-uh-nis ]

/ ˈkæn ə nɪs /

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noun

a member of a Christian community of women living under a rule but not under a vow.

Origin of canoness

First recorded in 1675–85; canon² + -ess

usage note for canoness

See -ess.

Words nearby canoness

canola, canola oil, canon, Canonchet, Canon City, canoness, canonical, canonical age, canonical hour, canonicals, canonicate

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Example sentences from the Web for canoness

The former was called Madame, because she was canoness of a chapter at Lorraine.
The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and The Regency, Complete|Elizabeth-Charlotte, Duchesse d'Orleans
And a Parisian market-woman spoke better French than a German canoness with sixty-four ancestors.
The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine|Heinrich Heine
The canoness rose, took my arm, and we seated ourselves at table together, still talking about Italian literature.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
The canoness and the Bernardine nun step into the enclosure reserved for the litigants.
The Iron Pincers|Eugne Sue

She was made a canoness of the aristocratic order of St. Theresa, of which the Queen was the head.
Lola Montez|Edmund B. d'Auvergne

British Dictionary definitions for canoness

canoness

/ (ˈkænənɪs) /

noun

RC Church a woman belonging to any one of several religious orders and living under a rule but not under a vow

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单词	canoness
释义	canoness [ kan-uh-nis ] / ˈkæn ə nɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR canoness ON THESAURUS.COM noun a member of a Christian community of women living under a rule but not under a vow. Origin of canoness First recorded in 1675–85; canon² + -ess usage note for canoness See -ess. Words nearby canoness canola, canola oil, canon, Canonchet, Canon City, canoness, canonical, canonical age, canonical hour, canonicals, canonicate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for canoness The former was called Madame, because she was canoness of a chapter at Lorraine. The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and The Regency, Complete\|Elizabeth-Charlotte, Duchesse d'Orleans And a Parisian market-woman spoke better French than a German canoness with sixty-four ancestors. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine\|Heinrich Heine The canoness rose, took my arm, and we seated ourselves at table together, still talking about Italian literature. The Memoires of Casanova, Complete\|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt The canoness and the Bernardine nun step into the enclosure reserved for the litigants. The Iron Pincers\|Eugne Sue She was made a canoness of the aristocratic order of St. Theresa, of which the Queen was the head. Lola Montez\|Edmund B. d'Auvergne British Dictionary definitions for canoness canoness / (ˈkænənɪs) / noun RC Church a woman belonging to any one of several religious orders and living under a rule but not under a vow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to canoness sister, vestal, anchorite, prioress, postulant, abbess, mother superior
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canoness

noun

Origin of canoness

usage note for canoness

Words nearby canoness

Example sentences from the Web for canoness

British Dictionary definitions for canoness

noun

Words related to canoness