minoress

minoress · noun¹

1. Medieval Latin · derived fromminorissa
2. English todayminoress

From Medieval Latin minorissa.

minoress · noun²

From minor + -ess.

Minoress · noun³

1. Medieval Latin · derived fromFratres Minores“Lesser Brothers”
2. Middle French · derived fromsereur
3. Norman · derived fromfrere-menouresse
4. Latin · derived fromminor“little, lesser”
5. Medieval Latin · derived fromminorissa
6. English todayMinoress

From Medieval Latin minorissa, from Latin minor (“little, lesser”) + -issa (“-ess”), under influence from Norman frere-menouresse and Middle French sereur meneuresse (“lesser sister”), from menour (“minor”) + -esse (“-ess”), after the model of Medieval Latin Fratres Minores (“Lesser Brothers”), chosen by St. Francis to inculcate humility in the order's members. Equivalent to minor + -ess. Doublet of minoress and Sister Minor.

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