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noun
The office of a canon; a benefice or prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: canonicate
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noun
Canons considered as a group.
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noun
a house where canons live
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History
From canon + -ry.
Across languages
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