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minoress en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From Medieval Latin minorissa.

Meanings

1. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Minoress: a Poor Clare.
   alt of Minoress
   • The chronicler Charles Wriothesley is the sole authority for the marriage of one Mistress Bures, a minoress of some 16 years standing, to the quondam abbot of Walden, Essex in 1538. 1992, Catherine Paxton, The Nunneries of London and Its Environs in the Later Middle Ages, page 302:

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minoress en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈmaɪnərɪs/
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Etymology

From minor + -ess.

Meanings

1. (rare) Synonym of girl: a female minor.
   • "Having the mistress and minoress on Aelon Prime is for their safety. If they are allowed to go to Station Thraen, then it would be like throwing them to the wolves." "The what?" 2015, Jake Bible, Reign of Four, volume II:

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Synonyms

girl