"anchoress" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: anchoresses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English ankres, ankerisse, anchoryse; equivalent to anchor + -ess. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ankres}} Middle English ankres, {{suffix|en|anchor|ess<id:female>}} anchor + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} anchoress (plural anchoresses)
  1. A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation. Synonyms: anchoritess, anchress Translations (female anchorite): anachorétesse [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-anchoress-en-noun-P47rlOVF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess (female), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ess (female): 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: anchoresses [plural]
Etymology: From anchor + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|anchor|ess<id:female>}} anchor + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} anchoress (plural anchoresses)
  1. (informal) An anchorwoman. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-anchoress-en-noun-Njv2ypYU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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