canoness
Americannoun
noun
Gender
What's the difference between canoness and canon? See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of canoness
Example Sentences
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The nine-day period began with his canonizing as Saints Lucia Filippini, foundress of the religious educational order Maestre Pie Filippini, and Caterina Thoma, a Spanish canoness.
From Time Magazine Archive
The canoness and the Bernardine nun step into the enclosure reserved for the litigants.
From The Iron Pincers or Mylio and Karvel A Tale of the Albigensian Crusades by Sue, Eugène
"If I am ever dean," said Mr. Slope, "that is, were I ever to become so, I should glory in such a canoness."
From Barchester Towers by Trollope, Anthony
"Stay with us, my daughter?" cried the canoness, "for you have a lofty soul and a great heart!"
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur
I am the last to defend a departure from duty," the old canoness goes on, "but in this case the blame really falls partly upon Ada's family.
From 'O Thou, My Austria!' by Schubin, Ossip
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