noun
minoress
Minoress (noun) means Another word for a Poor Clare, a nun belonging to the Order of Saint Clare.
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Another word for a Poor Clare, a nun belonging to the Order of Saint Clare.
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Etymology
Comes from Medieval Latin minorissa, formed from Latin minor (“little, lesser”) and -issa (“-ess”), shaped by Norman frere-menouresse and Middle French sereur meneuresse (“lesser sister”, from menour “minor” and -esse “-ess”), following the model of Medieval Latin Fratres Minores (“Lesser Brothers”), a name chosen by St. Francis to instil humility in the order's members. It is equivalent to minor + -ess, and a doublet of minoress and Sister Minor.
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"minoress" (noun) means another word for a Poor Clare, a nun belonging to the Order of Saint Clare.
