† ˈanchoritess arch.
[f. anchorite + -ess.]
A rare fem. of anchorite; = anchoress.
| 1655 Fuller Ch. Hist. ii. 96 Pega his sister, an Anchoritesse, led a solitary life, not far from him. 1872 E. L. Cutts Scenes Mid. Ages 131 An Anchoritess in the hermitage of St. Brendon, in Bristol. |