black canon
now chiefly historical
noun
A canon regular of St Augustine.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Osbern Bokenham (c1393–c1464), poet and Augustinian friar. From the colour of the habit worn; compare post-classical Latin canon niger.
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