Members of a cathedral chapter or canonry; clergy who serve in a canon's capacity under church law.
From Latin canonici, the plural of canonicus, referring to clergy following the rules (canons) of the church.
In historical documents, 'canonici' were the elite group of clergy who ran the day-to-day operations of great cathedrals and had special votes on church matters.
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