canons regular
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of canons regular
Middle English term dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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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
At first it had been but a congregation of canons regular and had worn the canons’ black cassock with white linen rochet.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various
Having adored the Blessed Sacrament, and venerated the relics of the Virgin Martyr, he entered the neighboring convent of canons regular of St. John Lateran, where a suitable repast awaited the august visitor.
From Pius IX. And His Time by Æneas MacDonell Dawson
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
This monastery was restored in the reign of Robert Bruce, and became a cell of the abbey of canons regular at Inchaffray.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various
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