anchoress

A female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation.

… and advises the anchoresses to take on the basic religious vows …

An anchorwoman.

Williams was co-hosting in place of Katie Couric, a move some have speculated was meant to deprive the possible next anchoress of the CBS Evening News the prime time exposure.

Mr. Thompson reportedly booted executives off a cross-continental Citigroup flight to be alone with the impeccably brunette anchoress.