canoness

Etymology
. Compare.

Noun

 * 1)  A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.

Usage notes
A regular canoness was bound by the vow of poverty, and observed a strict rule of life. A secular canoness was allowed to hold private property and bound only by vows of chastity and obedience so long as she chose to remain in the chapter.

Translations

 * French:
 * German: Kanonissin, Kanonisse
 * Italian: canonichessa
 * Latin: canonissa, canonica
 * Macedonian: каноне́са
 * Manx: ben-chanoanagh
 * Spanish: