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missionaress

missionaress noun: a female missionary.

Noun

missionaress (plural missionaresses)

  1. (archaic, rare) A female missionary.

Forms of missionaress

pluralmissionaresses

Origin of missionaress

From missionary + -ess.

Questions about missionaress

What does missionaress mean?
Missionaress means a female missionary.
What part of speech is missionaress?
Missionaress is a noun.
What is the plural of missionaress?
The plural of missionaress is missionaresses.

Words near missionaress in the dictionary

  1. mission-critical
  2. missional
  3. missionality
  4. missionally
  5. missionar
  6. missionaress
  7. missionaresses
  8. missionaries
  9. missionaries and cannibals problem
  10. missionaries and cannibals problems
  11. missionarily

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