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Definition of canon

noun

a member of the clergy who is on the staff of a cathedral, especially one who is a member of the chapter. The position is frequently conferred as an honorary one.
(also canon regular or regular canon) (in the Roman Catholic Church) a member of certain orders of clergy that live communally according to an ecclesiastical rule in the same way as monks.

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'canon regular'): from Old French canonie, from Latin canonicus 'according to rule' (see canonic). The other sense dates from the mid 16th century

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