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Sister Minor

Sister Minor noun: synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.

Noun

Sister Minor (plural Sisters Minor)

  1. (historical, obsolete) Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.
    • ...any Graunte by us made unto the Abbas, Covent and Susters Minores withoute Algate of oure Citee of London...1473, Rolls of Parliament, volume VI, page 78
    Synonyms:
    Poor Clare
  2. A nun of the Order of Mary Immaculate.

Synonyms of Sister Minor

Forms of Sister Minor

pluralSisters Minor

Origin of Sister Minor

Calque of Medieval Latin sorores minores (“lesser sisters”) and its variants in Norman, Middle French, and Italian. Doublet of Sister Minoress.

Questions about Sister Minor

What does Sister Minor mean?
Sister Minor means synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.
What part of speech is Sister Minor?
Sister Minor is a noun.
What is the plural of Sister Minor?
The plural of Sister Minor is Sisters Minor.

Words near Sister Minor in the dictionary

  1. sister humpers
  2. sister in Christ
  3. sister in law
  4. sister language
  5. sister languages
  6. Sister Minor
  7. sister minoress
  8. Sister of Charity
  9. sister of Eve
  10. Sister of Loretto
  11. Sister of Mercy

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