ancress

Meaning

ancress means obsolete form of anchoress (“female anchorite”). [A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary.... It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

• The article uses ancress to mean obsolete form of anchoress (“female anchorite”). [A female anchorite. A woman....
• The teacher asked students to find ancress in the reading.