anchoresses

/AE1 NG K ER0 EH1 S IH0 Z/
noun
  1. 1

    A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation.

noun
  1. 1

    An anchorwoman.

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