ALL meanings of canoness
can·on·ess
C c - noun canoness a woman belonging to any one of several religious orders and living under a rule but not under a vow 3
- noun canoness a woman religious following a rule similar to that of a canon regular 3
- noun canoness See -ess. 1
- noun canoness (in the Roman Catholic Church) a member of certain religious orders of women living communally according to an ecclesiastical rule in the same way as nuns. 1
- noun canoness a member of a Christian community of women living under a rule but not under a vow. 1
- noun canoness (dated) A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter. 0