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 Canon’ical Hours.Canon’ical Punishments 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Canonical Obedience.
 
The obedience due by the inferior clergy to the superior clergy set over them. Even bishops owe canonical obedience to the archbishop of the same province.   1
 


 Canon’ical Hours.Canon’ical Punishments 

 
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