Meanings
sister minoress1
plural sisters minoress
- Alternative letter-case form of Sister Minoress.
It appears that Catharine became a sister minoress of the house of Brisyerd, in Suffolk.
1823, William Hutchinson, History and Antiquities of Durham, volume III, page 84
Sister Minoress2
plural Sisters Minoress · alternative sister minoress
- CatholicismSynonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.
...the Abbesse and Covent of the Susters Meneresses withoute Algate...
1451, Rolls of Parliament, volume V, page 224Synonyms: Poor Clare
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.
Origin
From sister + Minoress, q.v. Doublet of Sister Minor.
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