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minoress

/ˈmaɪnərɪs//ˈmaɪnərəs/

minoress is the alternative letter-case form of Minoress.

Noun (1)

minoress (plural minoresses)

  1. (rare) Synonym of girl: a female minor.
    • "Having the mistress and minoress on Aelon Prime is for their safety. If they are allowed to go to Station Thraen, then it would be like throwing them to the wolves."
      "The what?"2015, Jake Bible, Reign of Four, volume II
    Synonyms:
    girl

Noun (2) capitalized: Minoress

Minoress (plural Minoresses)

  1. Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.
    • Also I. bequethe to the Religiouse Wommen the Menouresses dwellyngge witħoute algate of london̄, C. s. to be departed amonge [hem] by euene porcion̄, for to synge and rede and to praye diuine seruice for my lordes soule Sir Thomas West, and myn, and for alle christene soules, and for the estates of...1395, Alice West, Testamentum Domine Alicie West (in Middle English), page 7
    • These Nunnes were of the order of S. Clare, and called Minoresses.1631, John Weever, Ancient Funerall Monuments, page 755
    Synonyms:
    Poor Clare

Synonyms of minoress

Forms of minoress

pluralminoresses
pluralMinoresses
alternative formminoress

Origin of minoress

From Medieval Latin minorissa.

From minor + -ess.

From Medieval Latin minorissa, from Latin minor (“little, lesser”) + -issa (“-ess”), under influence from Norman frere-menouresse and Middle French sereur meneuresse (“lesser sister”), from menour (“minor”) + -esse (“-ess”), after the model of Medieval Latin Fratres Minores (“Lesser Brothers”), chosen by St. Francis to inculcate humility in the order's members. Equivalent to minor + -ess. Doublet of minoress and Sister Minor.

Words formed from minoress

Phrases with minoress

Questions about minoress

What does minoress mean?
Minoress means synonym of girl: a female minor.
What is minoress the alternative letter-case form of?
Minoress is the alternative letter-case form of Minoress.
What part of speech is minoress?
Minoress is a noun.
How do you pronounce minoress?
Minoress is pronounced /ˈmaɪnərɪs/.
What is the plural of minoress?
The plural of minoress is minoresses.

Words near minoress in the dictionary

  1. minorder
  2. minorders
  3. Minore
  4. minored
  5. minored in
  6. minoress
  7. minoresses
  8. minoring
  9. minoring in
  10. minorise
  11. minorised

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