CLERGYWOMAN


Meaning of CLERGYWOMAN in English

-jə̇, -jē+ˌ- noun

( plural clergywomen )

1. archaic : a woman member of a religious order : nun

2. : a woman who is an ordained minister

3. archaic : a clergyman's wife or female relative especially when officiously meddlesome

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