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heroess

heroess noun: a heroine; a female hero.

Noun

heroess (plural heroesses)

  1. (obsolete) A heroine; a female hero.

Forms of heroess

pluralheroesses

Origin of heroess

From hero + -ess.

Questions about heroess

What does heroess mean?
Heroess means a heroine; a female hero.
What part of speech is heroess?
Heroess is a noun.
What is the plural of heroess?
The plural of heroess is heroesses.

Words near heroess in the dictionary

  1. Herodotos
  2. Herodotus
  3. heroe
  4. heroed
  5. heroes
  6. heroess
  7. heroesses
  8. herohead
  9. herohood
  10. heroiam slava
  11. heroic

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