canons regular
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of canons regular
Middle English term dating back to 1350–1400
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Though the usage is not accurate, friars, and also canons regular, are often spoken of as monks and included among the monastic orders.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
So with the very numerous houses of canons regular up and down the land.
From The Coming of the Friars by Augustus Jessopp
The place is now an abbey of reformed canons regular of St. Austin.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Alban Butler
The women lived according to the Benedictine rule as interpreted by the Cistercians; the men according to the rule of St Augustine, and were canons regular.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
The priory was dedicated to God and the Virgin, and was inhabited by a fraternity of canons regular of St. Augustine.
From Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey by Washington Irving
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