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archdeaconess

archdeaconess noun: the wife of an archdeacon.

Noun

archdeaconess (plural archdeaconesses)

  1. (rare) The wife of an archdeacon.
  2. A female archdeacon.

Forms of archdeaconess

pluralarchdeaconesses

Origin of archdeaconess

From archdeacon + -ess.

Questions about archdeaconess

What does archdeaconess mean?
Archdeaconess means the wife of an archdeacon.
What part of speech is archdeaconess?
Archdeaconess is a noun.
What is the plural of archdeaconess?
The plural of archdeaconess is archdeaconesses.

Words near archdeaconess in the dictionary

  1. Archdale
  2. Archdale Junction
  3. archdeacon
  4. archdeaconate
  5. archdeaconates
  6. archdeaconess
  7. archdeaconesses
  8. archdeaconries
  9. archdeaconry
  10. archdeacons
  11. archdeaconship

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