Meanings
plural Maryknollers
- A member of the Catholic missionary society Maryknoll.
Origin
From Mary + knoll + -er. The society was set up on a plot of land that they called Mary's Knoll, after the Virgin Mary.
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Maryknoller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maryknoller
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