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confessoress

confessoress noun: a woman who hears confession.

Noun

confessoress (plural confessoresses)

  1. A woman who hears confession

Forms of confessoress

pluralconfessoresses

Origin of confessoress

From confessor + -ess.

Questions about confessoress

What does confessoress mean?
Confessoress means a woman who hears confession.
What part of speech is confessoress?
Confessoress is a noun.
What is the plural of confessoress?
The plural of confessoress is confessoresses.

Words near confessoress in the dictionary

  1. confessions
  2. confessions page
  3. confessive
  4. confessor
  5. Confessore
  6. confessoress
  7. confessoresses
  8. confessorial
  9. confessors
  10. confessorship
  11. confessorships

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