Minoress
Minoress · Minoresses
Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint ClareSynonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.
UK/ˈmʌɪnərɪs/US/ˈmaɪnərəs/
Meaning
1 sensesSynonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Medieval Latin minorissa, from Latin minor (“little, lesser”) + -issa (“-ess”), underFrom Medieval Latin minorissa, from Latin minor (“little, lesser”) + -issa (“-ess”), under influence from Norman frere-menouresse and Middle French sereur meneuresse (“lesser sister”), from menour (“minor”) + -esse (“-ess”), after the model of Medieval Latin Fratres Minores (“Lesser Brothers”), chosen by St. Francis to inculcate humility in the order's members. Equivalent to minor + -ess. Doublet of minoress and Sister Minor.
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