What Does Mean Motherhouse?

A motherhouse is the principal house or community for a religious institute. It would normally be where the residence and offices of the religious superior of the institute would be located.

What does Mother House mean?

1 : the convent in which the superior of a religious community resides. 2 : the original convent of a religious community.

What is called mother house in english?

Definition of 'motherhouse'

1. the founding convent or house of a religious order. 2. the convent where the mother superior of a religious order resides. Collins English Dictionary.