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cloistress

cloistress noun: a nun.

Noun

cloistress (plural cloistresses)

  1. (literary, obsolete) A nun.
    • Like a cloistress she will veiled walk.c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Forms of cloistress

pluralcloistresses

Origin of cloistress

From cloister + -ess.

Questions about cloistress

What does cloistress mean?
Cloistress means a nun.
What part of speech is cloistress?
Cloistress is a noun.
What is the plural of cloistress?
The plural of cloistress is cloistresses.

Words near cloistress in the dictionary

  1. cloisterly
  2. cloisters
  3. cloistral
  4. cloistre
  5. cloistres
  6. cloistress
  7. cloistresses
  8. cloit
  9. Clojure
  10. cloke
  11. cloked

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