Definitions from Wiktionary (motherhouse)
▸ noun: The monastery from which the other 'houses' of a religious order or congregation were (directly or indirectly) founded, often eponymous.
▸ noun: 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.
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▸ noun: The monastery from which the other 'houses' of a religious order or congregation were (directly or indirectly) founded, often eponymous.
▸ noun: 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.
Similar:
mother,
mother superior,
nunnery,
abbey,
mandriarch,
convent,
mother church,
amma,
frater house,
houseparent,
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