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eldress

eldress noun: a female elder.

Noun

eldress (plural eldresses)

  1. A female elder.
  2. A woman ordained to rule or teach in a church.

Forms of eldress

pluraleldresses

Origin of eldress

From elder + -ess.

Questions about eldress

What does eldress mean?
Eldress means a female elder.
What part of speech is eldress?
Eldress is a noun.
What is the plural of eldress?
The plural of eldress is eldresses.

Words near eldress in the dictionary

  1. Eldred
  2. Eldredge
  3. Eldredges
  4. Eldreds
  5. eldren
  6. eldress
  7. eldresses
  8. Eldreth
  9. Eldreths
  10. eldrich
  11. Eldridge

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