anchoress
[ang-ker-is]
- a woman who is an anchorite.
Origin of anchoress
Usage note
See -ess.
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Examples from the Web for anchoress
Historical Examples
She may be a nun; but if ever she prove an anchoress, I'll dig her grave with my nails.
Her purity led her own mother to speak other as an "anchoress."
The Loves of Great ComposersGustav Kobb
An anchoress must not become a schoolmistress, nor turn her anchoress-house into a school for children.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535Eileen Edna Power
One plea to lead a stricter life was, however, less open to suspicion; that was the request to be enclosed as an anchoress.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535Eileen Edna Power
For a case of doubt in an anchoress, which, however ended well, see ib.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535Eileen Edna Power
Word Origin and History for anchoress
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