anchoress
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Middle English ankres, ankerisse, anchoryse; equivalent to anchor + -ess.
==== Noun ====
anchoress (plural anchoresses)
A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation.
Synonym: anchoritess
===== Alternative forms =====
anchress
===== Translations =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
From anchor + -ess.
==== Noun ====
anchoress (plural anchoresses)
(informal) An anchorwoman.