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an·cho·ress A0285200 (ăng′kər-ĭs)n. A woman who has retired into seclusion for religious reasons. [Middle English anchoryse, ankres, from ancre, anchorite, from Old English ancra, from Old Irish anchara, from Late Latin anachōrēta; see anchorite.]an•cho•ress (ˈæŋ kər ɪs) n. a woman who is an anchorite. [1350–1400; Middle English ankres=ancre anchorite + -es -ess] usage: See -ess. ThesaurusSeeanchorite |