motherhouses
Meaning of motherhouses
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 motherhouses
- It is a name.
- The singular form of motherhouses is: motherhouse.
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Hyphenation of motherhouses
moth-er-houses
- It consists of 3 syllables and 12 chars.
- motherhouses is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
Anagrams of motherhouses
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