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canonicat

French, noun/ka.nɔ.ni.ka/

canonicat is a French masculine noun meaning “the office of a canon; canonry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dignité de chanoine”.

What does canonicat mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinethe office of a canon; canonry

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Dignité de chanoine. 2. Emploi qui exige peu de travail, qui cause peu de fatigue.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of canonicat

  • canonicats plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce canonicat?

  • /ka.nɔ.ni.ka/
  • \ka.nɔ.ni.ka\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to canonicat

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is canonicat in French?

canonicat appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).