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deliveresses

deliveresses is the plural of deliveress.

Meaning of deliveress

Noun

deliveress (plural deliveresses)

  1. (archaic) A female deliverer.
    • Joan d'Arc, armed also like a cavalier, with boots and spurs, her hair dishevelled, as the deliveress of the town from our countrymen, when they besieged it1644 April 30 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for April 21 1644]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], 2nd edition, volume I...

Questions about deliveresses

What is deliveresses the plural of?
Deliveresses is the plural of deliveress.

Words near deliveresses in the dictionary

  1. deliveree
  2. deliverees
  3. deliverer
  4. deliverers
  5. deliveress
  6. deliveresses
  7. deliverest
  8. delivereth
  9. deliveries
  10. deliverin'
  11. delivering

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