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Britoness

UK/ˈbɹɪtənɛs/

Britoness noun: a British woman.

britoness: a British woman
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Noun

Britoness (plural Britonesses)

  1. (literary) A British woman.
    • Yet the bold Britonesse was nought ydred, / Though much emmov'd, but stedfast still persevered.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

Forms of Britoness

pluralBritonesses

Origin of Britoness

From Briton + -ess.

Questions about Britoness

What does Britoness mean?
Britoness means a British woman.
What part of speech is Britoness?
Britoness is a noun.
How do you pronounce Britoness?
Britoness is pronounced /ˈbɹɪtənɛs/ (UK).
What is the plural of Britoness?
The plural of Britoness is Britonesses.

Words near Britoness in the dictionary

  1. Britocentric
  2. Britocentrism
  3. Britomartis
  4. Briton
  5. Briton Ferry
  6. Britoness
  7. Britonesses
  8. Britons
  9. Britophile
  10. Britophiles
  11. britot

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