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guardesses

guardesses is the plural of guardess.

Meaning of guardess

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

Questions about guardesses

What is guardesses the plural of?
Guardesses is the plural of guardess.

Words near guardesses in the dictionary

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

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