canoness

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The nine-day period began with his canonizing as Saints Lucia Filippini, foundress of the religious educational order Maestre Pie Filippini, and Caterina Thoma, a Spanish canoness.

From Time Magazine Archive

At breakfast, on the first morning after his arrival, he cut the old canoness to the heart.

From 'O Thou, My Austria!' by Schubin, Ossip

Behind rode the father of the bride sunk in thought, and along with him was his pious sister Notburge, the canoness of Nonnenwerth.

From Legends of the Rhine by Ruland, Wilhelm

Isabel was sure moreover that her mild forehead and silver cross referred to some weird Anglican mystery—some delightful reinstitution perhaps of the quaint office of the canoness.

From The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 by James, Henry

Condorcet has lived in high society, while his wife, a former canoness, possess the charms, the repose, the instruction, and the elegance of an accomplished woman.

From The French Revolution - Volume 2 by Durand, John