Word: canoness
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: can
on
ess
Definition: A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.
Morphemes:
Affix: canon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A clergy member serving a cathedral or collegiate church.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: canonicus
Language: la
Decoded: canonicus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: clergyman
Affix: -ess
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix appended to words to make a female form.Examples.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισσα
Language: grc
Decoded: -issa
PoS: Noun
Meaning: femininizes masculine nouns in the first declension