ˈaŋk(ə)rə̇s, ˈaiŋ- noun
or an·cress -kr-
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English ankeresse, ancresse, from anker, ancre hermit + -esse -ess — more at anchor
: a female anchorite
ˈaŋk(ə)rə̇s, ˈaiŋ- noun
or an·cress -kr-
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English ankeresse, ancresse, from anker, ancre hermit + -esse -ess — more at anchor
: a female anchorite
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012