Definitions For Canoness
Noun
{{en-noun, es}} (dated) A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.Usage notes
A regular canoness was bound by the vow of poverty, and observed a strict rule of life. A secular canoness was allowed to hold private property and bound only by vows of chastity and obedience so long as she chose to remain in the chapter.Translations
French: chanoinesse, f Italian: canonichessa, f Latin: canonissa, f, canonica, f {{qualifier, Medieval Latin}} Manx: ben-chanoanagh, f Spanish: canonesa, fEtymology
canon + ess. compare {{etyl + la + en}} canonissa.Anagrams
noncases, sonancesIs Canoness a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
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Scrabble UK
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English International (SOWPODS)
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Scrabble Global
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Points in Different Games
Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
13
The word Canoness is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends