'Canoness' definitions:
Definition of 'Canoness'
From: GCIDE
- Canoness \Can"on*ess\, n. [Cf. LL. canonissa.] A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter. [1913 Webster]
- Regular canoness, one bound by the vow of 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. [1913 Webster] canonic