Answer:

canons

Answer	Crossword Clue
CANONS	Church regulations
CANONS	Church laws
CANONS	Prebendaries

CANONS	Ecclesiastical laws
CANONS	Church decrees
CANONS	Pieces with staggered melodies
CANONS	Established principles
CANONS	Fugue relatives
CANONS	Laws.
CANONS	Church decrees.
CANONS	Ecclesiastical decrees.

CANONS	Church laws.
CANONS	Clerical decrees.
CANONS	Churchmen.
CANONS	Bodies of rules
CANONS	Criteria
CANONS	Rules
CANONS	Criteria; general rules
CANONS	Churchmen

CANONS	Contrapuntal musical compositions
CANONS	Synodic decrees
CANONS	Bodies of law
CANONS	Musical works
CANONS	Comprehensive book lists
CANONS	Church bylaws
CANONS	Mass parts
CANONS	Some printers

CANONS	Accepted principles
CANONS	Church rules
CANONS	General standards or principles
CANONS	Dignitaries in collegiate churches
CANONS	Nikon competitors