chanoine

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Ecclesiastical Latin canonicus, a borrowing from Ancient Greek κανονικός (kanonikós). Doublet of canonique.

Pronunciation

Noun

chanoine m (plural chanoines, feminine chanoinesse)

  1. (religion) canon (person)

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