motherhouse

Meaning of motherhouse

noun
  1. The monastery from which the other 'houses' of a religious order or congregation were (directly or indirectly) founded, often eponymous.
  2. The convent which is the seat (and often the above original foundation) of the superior of an order or congregation, and/or on which lower ranking houses (such as priories under an abbot) depend.

Information about motherhouse

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of motherhouse is: motherhouses.
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Hyphenation of motherhouse

moth-er-house

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
  • motherhouse is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

Anagrams of motherhouse

housemother

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