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knightess

knightess noun: a female knight.

Noun

knightess (plural knightesses)

  1. (rare) A female knight.
  2. (rare) The wife of a knight.

Forms of knightess

pluralknightesses
alternative formknightress

Origin of knightess

From knight + -ess.

Questions about knightess

What does knightess mean?
Knightess means a female knight.
What part of speech is knightess?
Knightess is a noun.
What is the plural of knightess?
The plural of knightess is knightesses.

Words near knightess in the dictionary

  1. knightdom
  2. knightdoms
  3. knighted
  4. Knighten
  5. Knightens
  6. knightess
  7. knightesses
  8. knighteth
  9. knightful
  10. knightfully
  11. knighthead

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