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anchoritess

anchoritess noun: a female anchorite; an anchoress.

Noun

anchoritess (plural anchoritesses)

  1. A female anchorite; an anchoress.

Forms of anchoritess

pluralanchoritesses

Origin of anchoritess

From anchorite + -ess.

Questions about anchoritess

What does anchoritess mean?
Anchoritess means a female anchorite; an anchoress.
What part of speech is anchoritess?
Anchoritess is a noun.
What is the plural of anchoritess?
The plural of anchoritess is anchoritesses.

Words near anchoritess in the dictionary

  1. anchorisms
  2. anchorist
  3. anchorists
  4. anchorite
  5. anchorites
  6. anchoritess
  7. anchoritesses
  8. anchoritic
  9. anchoritically
  10. anchoritish
  11. anchoritism

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