| canonist | (n) a specialist in canon law |
| canonist | (adj) pertaining to or characteristic of a body of rules and principles accepted as axiomatic; e.g. |
| Canonist | n. [ Cf. F. canoniste. ] A professor of canon law; one skilled in the knowledge and practice of ecclesiastical law. South. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Canonistic | a. Of or pertaining to a canonist. “This canonistic exposition.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] |