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fratress

fratress noun: a woman in charge of the furniture in a convent.

Noun

fratress (plural fratresses)

  1. A woman in charge of the furniture in a convent.
    • On this occasion the abbess' kitchen had to provide each lady of the convent with half a goose, the two chantresses, as well as the four usual recipients, receiving doubles, and with a hen or a cock, the fratresses and the subprioress also receiving doubles.2010, Eileen Power, Medieval English Nunneries: C.1275 to 1535, page 567

Forms of fratress

pluralfratresses

Origin of fratress

From frater + -ess. Piecewise doublet of friaress.

Questions about fratress

What does fratress mean?
Fratress means a woman in charge of the furniture in a convent.
What part of speech is fratress?
Fratress is a noun.
What is the plural of fratress?
The plural of fratress is fratresses.

Words near fratress in the dictionary

  1. fratlike
  2. fratman
  3. fratmen
  4. fratorities
  5. fratority
  6. fratress
  7. fratresses
  8. fratriarchal
  9. fratriarchy
  10. fratricidal
  11. fratricidally

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