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knavess

/ˈneɪvɛs/

knavess noun: a knavish woman.

Noun

knavess (plural knavesses)

  1. (archaic) A knavish woman.
    • Cullies, the easy cushions on which knaves and knavesses repose and fatten, have at all times existed, in considerable profusion1833, Thomas Carlyle, Count Cagliostro

Forms of knavess

pluralknavesses

Origin of knavess

From knave + -ess.

Questions about knavess

What does knavess mean?
Knavess means a knavish woman.
What part of speech is knavess?
Knavess is a noun.
How do you pronounce knavess?
Knavess is pronounced /ˈneɪvɛs/.
What is the plural of knavess?
The plural of knavess is knavesses.

Words near knavess in the dictionary

  1. knaves of diamonds
  2. knaves of hearts
  3. knaves of spades
  4. knaveship
  5. knaveships
  6. knavess
  7. knavesses
  8. knavish
  9. knavishly
  10. knavishness
  11. knaw

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