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friaresses

friaresses is the plural of friaress.

Meaning of friaress

Noun

friaress (plural friaresses)

  1. A female friar.
    • He put upon his friars and friaresses obligations which proclaimed openly and fearlessly a direct and radical social regeneration.1899, The Messenger of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, page 1182

Questions about friaresses

What is friaresses the plural of?
Friaresses is the plural of friaress.

Words near friaresses in the dictionary

  1. Friar-Preacher
  2. Friar-Preachers
  3. friarbird
  4. friarbirds
  5. friaress
  6. friaresses
  7. friarhood
  8. friarhoods
  9. friaries
  10. friarlike
  11. friarly

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