motherhouse
Meaning of motherhouse
noun
- The monastery from which the other 'houses' of a religious order or congregation were (directly or indirectly) founded, often eponymous.
- 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
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