CANON


Meaning of CANON in English

n.

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English canoun, from Anglo-French *canoun, chanoun, from Late Latin canonicus one living under a rule, from Latin, according to rule, from Greek kanonikos, from kan ō n

Date: 13th century

1 : a clergyman belonging to the chapter or the staff of a cathedral or collegiate church

2 : CANON REGULAR

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