School Sister of Notre Dame

noun

School Sister of No·​tre Dame

-ˌnōtə(r)ˈdām,

-ō‧trəˈd- also -däm or -dȧm sometimes -dam or -daa(ə)m

: a member of a Roman Catholic religious congregation founded in France by St. Peter Fourier in 1597 and devoted chiefly to education

Word History

Etymology

French Notre Dame Our Lady (the Virgin Mary)

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