English Explanatory Dictionary

motherhouse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The monastery from which the other 'houses' of a religious order or congregation were (directly or indirectly) founded, often eponymous.
  2. The 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.

Word forms

motherhouse motherhouses

Etymology

From mother + house.

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