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doctress

doctress noun: a female doctor, chiefly a physician.

Noun

doctress (plural doctresses)

  1. (archaic) A female doctor, chiefly a physician.
    Synonyms:
    doctrix

Synonyms of doctress

Forms of doctress

pluraldoctresses
alternative formdoctoress

Origin of doctress

From doctor + -ess.

Words formed from doctress

Questions about doctress

What does doctress mean?
Doctress means a female doctor, chiefly a physician.
What part of speech is doctress?
Doctress is a noun.
What is the plural of doctress?
The plural of doctress is doctresses.

Words near doctress in the dictionary

  1. doctorspeak
  2. doctory
  3. doctour
  4. doctours
  5. doctourship
  6. doctress
  7. doctresses
  8. doctrices
  9. doctrinable
  10. doctrinaire
  11. doctrinairely

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