Canon
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
(1) A prebendary, or member of a chapter of the Church of England.
All members of chapters except deans are now to be entitled "canons," in England.
3 Steph. Comm. 67, note; 1 Bl. Comm. 382. (2) A rule, maxim, or precept of law, as the "canons of construction," or the "'canons of descent."
Most commonly a rule of ecclesiastical law.
See "Canon Law." (3) In Spanish law.
The annual charge or rent paid on recognition of the dominium utile by holder thereof.
15 Cal. 556.