anchoress
Noun

anchoress (plural anchoresses)

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

anchoress (plural anchoresses)

  1. (informal) An anchorwoman.



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