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papesses

papesses is the plural of papess.

Meaning of papess

Noun

papess (plural papesses)

  1. (obsolete) A female pope, i.e. the fictitious Pope Joan.
    • Was the history of that their monstrous Papess of our making?1620, Joseph Hall, The Honour of the Married Clergy
    Synonyms:
    papissa, popess

Questions about papesses

What is papesses the plural of?
Papesses is the plural of papess.

Words near papesses in the dictionary

  1. papes
  2. papescent
  3. Papesh
  4. Papeshes
  5. papess
  6. papesses
  7. papeterie
  8. papeteries
  9. papgeld
  10. Paphian
  11. Paphians

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