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Webster 1913 Edition


Cloistress

Clois′tress

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Noun.
A nun.
[R.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cloistress

CLOISTRESS

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Noun.
A nun; a woman who has vowed religious retirement.

Definition 2024


cloistress

cloistress

English

Noun

cloistress (plural cloistresses)

  1. (obsolete) A nun.
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