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Clares

Clares is the plural of Clare.

Meaning of Clare

Noun

Clare (plural Clares)

  1. Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.
    • The chief house of the Clares in England stood near Aldgate; it was built by Blanche, queen of Navarre, and her husband Edmund, earl of Lancaster, Leicester and Darby, son to Henry III. and brother to Edward I. These nuns were Urbanists, and enjoyed revenues. They were called Clares or Minoresses...1759, Alban Butler, The Lives of the... Saints, volume IV, page 87
    Synonyms:
    Poor Clare

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Phrases with Clares

Questions about Clares

What is Clares the plural of?
Clares is the plural of Clare.

Words near Clares in the dictionary

  1. Clarendonian
  2. Clarendons
  3. Clarent
  4. Clarenville
  5. Clarenza
  6. Clares
  7. claret
  8. claret ash
  9. claret ashes
  10. claret jug
  11. claret jugs

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