Canon
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
In English ecclesiastical law. A prebendary or member of a chapter.
1 BL Com. 382. 3 Steph. Com. 67.
A person possessing a prebend or revenue allotted for the performance of divine service in a cathedral or collegiate church.
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Amer. By the late statutes, 3 <k 4 Vict. c.
113, s.
1, it is provided that all the members of chapters, except the dean, in every cathedral and collegiate church in England, shall be styled canons.
3 St^h. Com. 67, note (m).