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noun
One of a class of anchorites who lived in various parts of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales in the Middle Ages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Old Irish céile Dé (“servant of God”), a calque of Latin servus Deī.
