clergywoman
[klur-jee-woo m-uh n]
noun, plural cler·gy·wom·en.
a female member of the clergy.
a woman who is an ordained Christian minister.
RELATED WORDS
Nearby words
- clerestory,
- clergy,
- clergy, benefit of,
- clergyman,
- clergyperson,
- cleric,
- clerical,
- clerical collar,
- clericalism,
- clerically
Origin of clergywoman
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Examples from the Web for clergywoman
He resisted but little, for his parish needed a clergywoman sadly.
The Incomplete Amorist|E. NesbitShe seemed to have been at the inn with the clergywoman, and was telling the tinker-mother the result.
Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men|Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing
clergywoman
noun plural -men
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clergywoman
1670s, a nun, from clergy + man (n.). Not seriously as "woman pastor" until 1871; in between it was used humorously for "old woman" or "domineering wife of a clergyman." Cf. clergyman.
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