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infirmaress

infirmaress noun: a female infirmarer; a woman in charge of an infirmary, especially in a medieval monastery.

Noun

infirmaress (plural infirmaresses)

  1. A female infirmarer; a woman in charge of an infirmary, especially in a medieval monastery.

Forms of infirmaress

pluralinfirmaresses

Origin of infirmaress

From infirmarer + -ess.

Questions about infirmaress

What does infirmaress mean?
Infirmaress means a female infirmarer; a woman in charge of an infirmary, especially in a medieval monastery.
What part of speech is infirmaress?
Infirmaress is a noun.
What is the plural of infirmaress?
The plural of infirmaress is infirmaresses.

Words near infirmaress in the dictionary

  1. infiniverse
  2. infiniverses
  3. infirm
  4. infirmarer
  5. infirmarers
  6. infirmaress
  7. infirmaresses
  8. infirmarian
  9. infirmarians
  10. infirmaries
  11. infirmary

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