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brahminesses

brahminesses is the plural of brahminess.

Meaning of brahminess

Noun

brahminess (plural brahminesses)

  1. (dated) A female brahmin (member of Hindu priestly caste).
    • The Chinese share the aversion, and the Brahmins were forbidden by law to marry a red-haired woman, a silly law which the Brahminesses immediately circumvented by the generous use of dye from black walnuts.1939, Ivor Griffith, Lobscows: the clean-up of an editorial kitchen, page 23

Questions about brahminesses

What is brahminesses the plural of?
Brahminesses is the plural of brahminess.

Words near brahminesses in the dictionary

  1. brahmin
  2. Brahmin moth
  3. Brahminee
  4. Brahminees
  5. brahminess
  6. brahminesses
  7. Brahmini
  8. Brahminic
  9. brahminical
  10. brahminical thread
  11. brahminical threads

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