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mourneress

mourneress noun: a female mourner.

Noun

mourneress (plural mourneresses)

  1. (archaic) A female mourner.

Forms of mourneress

pluralmourneresses

Origin of mourneress

From mourner + -ess.

Questions about mourneress

What does mourneress mean?
Mourneress means a female mourner.
What part of speech is mourneress?
Mourneress is a noun.
What is the plural of mourneress?
The plural of mourneress is mourneresses.

Words near mourneress in the dictionary

  1. mourne
  2. Mourneabbey
  3. mourned
  4. mourner
  5. mourner's seat
  6. mourneress
  7. mourneresses
  8. mourners
  9. mourners' bench
  10. mournes
  11. mournest

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