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canonical (adj.)
early 15c., "according to ecclesiastical law," from Medieval Latin
canonicalis
, from Late Latin
canonicus
"according to rule," in Church Latin, "pertaining to the
canon
" (see
canon
(n.1)). Earlier was
canonial
(early 13c.).
