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| can·on [ kánnən ] (plural can·ons) |
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1. member of clergy attached to cathedral: a member of the Christian clergy who is on the permanent staff of a cathedral and has specific duties in relation to the running of it
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2. christianity Same as canon regular
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| [12th century. Via Old French canonie< ecclesiastical Latin canonicus "(somebody living) according to a rule" < Latin canon (see canon1); altered after canon1] |
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