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donoresses

donoresses is the plural of donoress.

Meaning of donoress

Noun

donoress (plural donoresses)

  1. A female donor.
    • The venerable recipient of the medal was so touched by the expressions of the fair donoresses, that he immediately suspended it from his neck, with a garter presented to him by the young lady in spangles who dances the Scotchische, after which they all supped together, and had a very merry evening...1862 March 1, Vanity Fair, volume 5, page 104, column 1
    Synonyms:
    donatress, donatrix

Questions about donoresses

What is donoresses the plural of?
Donoresses is the plural of donoress.

Words near donoresses in the dictionary

  1. donor offsprings
  2. donor-specific antibody
  3. donorcycle
  4. donorcycles
  5. donoress
  6. donoresses
  7. donorless
  8. donors
  9. donorship
  10. donorships
  11. donos

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