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chantresses

chantresses is the plural of chantress.

Meaning of chantress

Noun

chantress (plural chantresses)

  1. A female singer or chanter.
    • Thee Chauntress, oft the woods among / I woo, to hear thy even song.1646 (indicated as 1645), John Milton, “Penseroso”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    chanteuse

Questions about chantresses

What is chantresses the plural of?
Chantresses is the plural of chantress.

Words near chantresses in the dictionary

  1. chantoozie
  2. chantoozies
  3. chantor
  4. chantors
  5. chantress
  6. chantresses
  7. Chantrey
  8. chantries
  9. chantriolide
  10. chantry
  11. chants

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