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lairdess

lairdess noun: a female laird.

Noun

lairdess (plural lairdesses)

  1. A female laird.

Forms of lairdess

plurallairdesses

Origin of lairdess

From laird + -ess.

Questions about lairdess

What does lairdess mean?
Lairdess means a female laird.
What part of speech is lairdess?
Lairdess is a noun.
What is the plural of lairdess?
The plural of lairdess is lairdesses.

Words near lairdess in the dictionary

  1. Laira
  2. lairage
  3. lairages
  4. laird
  5. lairded
  6. lairdess
  7. lairdesses
  8. lairding
  9. lairdocracy
  10. lairds
  11. lairdship

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