ANCHORESS


Meaning of ANCHORESS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈaŋ-k(ə-)rəs ]

noun

or an·cress -krəs

Etymology: Middle English ankeresse, from anker hermit, from Old English ancor, from Old Irish anchara, from Late Latin anachoreta

Date: 14th century

: a woman who is an anchorite

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