English Explanatory Dictionary

Sister Minor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.
  2. A nun of the Order of Mary Immaculate.

Word forms

Sister Minor Sisters Minor

Etymology

Calque of Medieval Latin sorores minores (“lesser sisters”) and its variants in Norman, Middle French, and Italian. Doublet of Sister Minoress.

Synonyms

Poor Clare
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