minoress

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Medieval Latin minorissa. ==== Noun ==== minoress (plural minoresses) (Catholicism) Alternative letter-case form of Minoress: a Poor Clare. === Etymology 2 === From minor +‎ -ess. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈmaɪnərɪs/ ==== Noun ==== minoress (plural minoresses) (rare) Synonym of girl: a female minor. === References === “Minoress, n¹.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022. “† minoress, n².”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.