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can⋅on⋅ess
[kan-uh-nis] 
ə
–noun
| a member of a Christian community of women living under a rule but not under a vow. |
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| can·on·ess (kān'ə-nĭs) n. A member of a religious community of women living under a common rule but not bound by vows. |
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Canoness
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.
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