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
"From my very heart!" exclaimed the canoness, with emotion.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction by Arthur Mee
The old canoness, who is seated on his right, provokes his smile.
From 'O Thou, My Austria!' by Ossip Schubin
"A cup of coffee?" the old canoness asked the newcomer.
From 'O Thou, My Austria!' by Ossip Schubin
His sister was canoness in an aristocratic order, whose members were permitted to receive visits from their brothers.
From France in the Nineteenth Century by Elizabeth Latimer
