anchoress noun2 •A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation.… and advises the anchoresses to take on the basic religious vows … — 2003 •(informal) An anchorwoman.Williams was co-hosting in place of Katie Couric, a move some have speculated was meant to deprive the possible next anchoress of the CBS Evening News the prime time exposure. — 2006 formsanchoresses
