clergywoman
[ klur-jee-woo m-uh n ]
/ ˈklɜr dʒiˌwʊm ən /
noun, plural cler·gy·wom·en.
a female member of the clergy.
a woman who is an ordained Christian minister.
Origin of clergywoman
Words nearby clergywoman
clerc,
clerestory,
clergy,
clergyman,
clergyperson,
clergywoman,
cleric,
clerical,
clerical collar,
clericalism,
clericals
Example sentences from the Web for clergywoman
He resisted but little, for his parish needed a clergywoman sadly.
The Incomplete Amorist |E. NesbitShe seemed to have been at the inn with the clergywoman, and was telling the tinker-mother the result.
Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men |Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing
British Dictionary definitions for clergywoman
clergywoman
/ (ˈklɜːdʒɪˌwʊmən) /
noun plural -men
a female member of the clergy
Gender-neutral form: vicar, priest