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guardiennes

guardiennes is the plural of guardienne.

Meaning of guardienne

Noun

guardienne (plural guardiennes)

  1. A woman, girl, or other female force who or which guards; a female guardian.
    • As we had the only available crafts, gallantry would dictate that we should, at least, make formal tender of these; but our wrath was high against the guardienne at the gate permitting so many more to pass where the resources were already fully taxed that, each waiting for the other raft-party to...1897: Samuel Mathewson Baylis, Camp and Lamp, page 87 (Wm. Drysdale & Co.)

Questions about guardiennes

What is guardiennes the plural of?
Guardiennes is the plural of guardienne.

Words near guardiennes in the dictionary

  1. guardians of the peace
  2. guardianship
  3. guardianships
  4. Guardias
  5. guardienne
  6. guardiennes
  7. guarding
  8. guarding against
  9. guarding one's tongue
  10. guarding post
  11. guarding posts

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