clergywoman

[ klur-jee-woom-uhn ]

noun

, plural cler·gy·wom·en.

1. a female member of the clergy.
2. a woman who is an ordained Christian minister.

clergywoman

/ ˈklɜːdʒɪˌwʊmən /

noun

1. a female member of the clergy Gender-neutral formvicarpriest

Word History and Origins

Origin of clergywoman¹

clergy(man) + -woman

Example Sentences

She seemed to have been at the inn with the clergywoman, and was telling the tinker-mother the result.

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I does not, so far, my daughter; though I think the young clergywoman speaks very convincingly about it.

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He resisted but little, for his parish needed a clergywoman sadly.

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