Middle English Dictionary Entry
canonicāl adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | canonicāl adj. |
| Etymology | ML canonicālis |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
According to ecclesiastical law.
Associated quotations
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)2.143 : His successor shalle comme to Caunterbury to receyve his ordinacion, makenge an othe with profession of obedience canonicalle [L obedientia canonica].