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单词 Sister Minor
释义

Sister Minor

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Sister Minor (plural Sisters Minor)

  1. (Catholicism, obsolete or historical) Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.
    • 1473, Rolls of Parliament, Vol. VI, p. 78:
      ...any Graunte by us made unto the Abbas, Covent and Susters Minores withoute Algate of oure Citee of London...
  2. (Catholicism) A nun of the Order of Mary Immaculate.

Coordinate terms

  • Friar Minor

References

  • minor, adj. and n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
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