anchoress

[ ang-ker-is ]

/ ˈæŋ kər ɪs /

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noun

a woman who is an anchorite.

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Origin of anchoress

First recorded in 1350–1400; late Middle English anchoryse, Middle English ankres, equivalent to ancre anchorite + -es -ess

usage note for anchoress

What's the difference between anchoress and anchor? See -ess.

Words nearby anchoress

anchor bell, anchor bolt, anchor buoy, anchor deck, anchor escapement, anchoress, anchoret, anchorette, anchor ice, anchorite, anchor light

How to use anchoress in a sentence

A local anchoress named Ani Nawang Pema had a different plan.
Breaking Mount Everest’s Glass Ceiling|Amanda Padoan, Peter Zuckerman|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“A peering anchoress, who is always thrusting her head outward, is like an untamed bird in a cage,” says the good bishop.
English Villages|P. H. Ditchfield
She may be a nun; but if ever she prove an anchoress, I'll dig her grave with my nails.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 (of 15)|Various
Stop before the house of this anchoress, secluded from the world, and absorbed in pious meditations, a holy and quiet place.
A Literary History of the English People|Jean Jules Jusserand

An old woman sits under the window; the anchoress appears and a conversation begins.
A Literary History of the English People|Jean Jules Jusserand
I'll not go back to my anchoress lodge in the north till I see what works out of them!
The Herd Boy and His Hermit|Charlotte M. Yonge