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Fratress

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fratress"

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WordDefinition
orateverbTo speak formally; to give a speech.
deaconessnoun(Christianity) A non-clerical role for women in some churches.
dominanounAn ancient Roman lady.
mother superiornounA nun in charge of a priory or convent; either a prioress or an abbess.
abbessnounA female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks.
conventualPertaining to a convent or convent life; cloistered, monastic.
fraterynounA frater house; an apartment in a convent used as a dining room.
deanessnoun(rare) A female dean (head of a university faculty).
mothernounA female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered).
vicaressnounThe wife of a parish vicar.
coadjutrixnounA female coadjutor
canonessnounA woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.
prioressnounA nun in charge of a priory (usually lower in rank than an abbess); mother superior.
motherhousenounThe convent which is the seat (and often the above original foundation) of the superior of an order or congregation, and/or on which lower ranking houses (such as priories under an abbot) depend.
subprioressnounA female subprior.
professoressnoun(archaic) A female professor.
conventnounA religious community whose members live under strict observation of religious rules and self-imposed vows.
mistressnounThe other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations.
zelatrixnoun(ecclesiastical) A nun who oversees the behavior of young nuns.
sisternounA daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.

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