canons regular

plural noun

See under canon² (def. 2).

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English

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noun

one of a body of dignitaries or prebendaries attached to a cathedral or a collegiate church; a member of the chapter of a cathedral or a collegiate church.

Roman Catholic Church. one of the members (canons regular) of certain religious orders.

Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English; back formation from Old English canōnic (one) under rule < Medieval Latin canōnicus, Latin: of or under rule < Greek kanōnikós. See canon¹, -ic

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