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Vicaress vs Vicarless - What's the difference?

vicaress | vicarless |

As a noun vicaress

is a sister lower in order than an abbess or mother superior in a nunnery or convent.

As an adjective vicarless is

without a vicar.

vicaress

English

Noun

(es)
  • A sister lower in order than an abbess or mother superior in a nunnery or convent
  • A female representative
  • The wife of a parish vicar.

    • Quotations

    * Champagne had quickened her tongue, whereas the vicaress began to wax somnolent with a pleasant sense of satiety. She responded in monosyllables to Mrs. Marjoy's dithy- rambics on morals.

    References

    * Found in the Oxford English Dictionary

    vicarless

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Without a vicar.
    • a vicarless church