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guardess

guardess noun: a female guard.

Noun

guardess (plural guardesses)

  1. (dated, rare) A female guard.
    • The gala-dress of the guardesses was decent, and not uncomely. A narrow fillet of blue or white cotton bound the hair, and the bosom was concealed by a sleeveless waistcoat of various colours[…]1864, Sir Richard Francis Burton, A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome, volume 1, page 254
    • One day Trojan was sitting on the sofa when Leigh came into the room dressed as Else Kochs, a German concentration camp guardess […]2011, Sue Tilley, Leigh Bowery: The Life and Times of an Icon

Forms of guardess

pluralguardesses

Origin of guardess

From guard + -ess.

Questions about guardess

What does guardess mean?
Guardess means a female guard.
What part of speech is guardess?
Guardess is a noun.
What is the plural of guardess?
The plural of guardess is guardesses.

Words near guardess in the dictionary

  1. guardees
  2. guardenage
  3. guarder
  4. guarders
  5. guardes
  6. guardess
  7. guardesses
  8. guardest
  9. guardeth
  10. guardevine
  11. guardevines

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