Poor Clare
Noun
Meaning
Poor Clare (plural Poor Clares)
(Catholicism) A nun of the Poor Clares, a member of the Order of Saint Clare.
Synonyms
clare
clarissa
Clarisse
minoress
Clarissan
Clarissian
Clarissine
Clarist
sister minoress
Sister Minor
Poor Lady
Examples
Judge Kelleher said that he was also cognisant of the welfare of patients, nurses and doctors at the nearby Bon Secours Hospital as well as the potential impact on nuns in the enclosed order at the Poor Clare Convent whom he said were entitled to peace.