ANCHORESS

Etymology 1

Noun

anchoress (plural anchoresses)

A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation.

Etymology 2

Noun

anchoress (plural anchoresses)

(informal) An anchorwoman.

Source: Wiktionary


An"cho*ress, n.

Definition: A female anchoret. And there, a saintly anchoress, she dwelt. Wordsworth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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