Minoress
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmaɪnərɪs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Minoress is a noun meaning (Catholicism) Alternative letter-case form of Minoress: a Poor Clare.
Meaning
(Catholicism) Alternative letter-case form of Minoress: a Poor Clare.
More Meanings
- (rare) Synonym of girl: a female minor.
Example Sentences
"Having the mistress and minoress on Aelon Prime is for their safety. If they are allowed to go to Station Thraen, then it would be like throwing them to the wolves." "The what?"
The chronicler Charles Wriothesley is the sole authority for the marriage of one Mistress Bures, a minoress of some 16 years standing, to the quondam abbot of Walden, Essex in 1538.
Word Forms
- minoresses
Synonyms for minoress
Depending on context, synonyms include girl.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include minchen, minor, minch, minorite, monial, minorites.
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