motherhouse


moth·er·house

M0438700 (mŭth′ər-hous′)n.1. The convent in which the mother superior of a religious community lives.2. The original convent of a religious community.

motherhouse

(ˈmʌðəˌhaʊs) n1. (Roman Catholic Church) the founding convent or house of a religious order2. (Roman Catholic Church) the convent where the mother superior of a religious order resides