Definitions For Motherhouse
Noun
MOTHERHOUSE (plural MOTHERHOUSEs) The monastery from which the other 'houses' of a religious order or congregation were (directly or indirectly) founded, often eponymous. : '' The cistercian order is called after its motherhouse Cîteaux in burgundy, where abbot St. Bernard initiated in 1113 the reform of their branch of the benedictine order, which has its motherhouse at Monte Cassino The convent which is the seat (and often the above original foundation) of the superior of an order or congregation, and/or on which lower ranking houses (such as priories under an abbot) depend.Translations
Dutch: moederhuis, n French: maison mère, f Miyako: 家元 (やーむとぅ, yāmutu) {{checktrans-top}}Etymology
mother + house.Anagrams
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Words With Friends
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Scrabble
19
Words with Friends
19
The word Motherhouse is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends