-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
-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
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012