Minoress
/ˈmʌɪnərɪs/ /mʌɪnəˈrɛs/(also minoress) Now chiefly historical
noun
A Franciscan nun of the second order; a Poor Clare. Also Sister Minoress (chiefly in plural, in the names of Franciscan institutions).
Origin
Late Middle English. From Anglo-Norman menouresse (in frere-menouresse, with frere as first element) and Middle French meneuresse from menour + -esse.