Sister Minor

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Sister Minor

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

noun Sisters Minor

historical, obsolete Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare. ...any Graunte by us made unto the Abbas, Covent and Susters Minores withoute Algate of oure Citee of London...
Similar: Poor Clare
A nun of the Order of Mary Immaculate.

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@misc{sister_minor_2026,
  title = {Sister Minor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sister%20minor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}