anchoress

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(aŋ′kə rəs)

noun

a female anchorite

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noun
A woman who has retired into seclusion for religious reasons.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English anchoryse, ankres

Origin: , from ancre, anchorite

Origin: , from Old English ancra

Origin: , from Old Irish anchara

Origin: , from Late Latin anachōrēta; see anchorite

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