chanoinesse

French

Etymology

From chanoine (“canon”) +‎ -esse (“-ess”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.nwa.nɛs/

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• Rhymes: -ɛs

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Noun

chanoinesse f (plural chanoinesses, masculine chanoine)

1. female equivalent of chanoine: canoness (female canon)

Further reading

• “chanoinesse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.