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pastoress

pastoress noun: a female pastor (person who tends to a flock).

Noun

pastoress (plural pastoresses)

  1. (dated) A female pastor (person who tends to a flock).
    • The first Mrs. Kirke was, I judge, a sedate pastoress, who looked well after her household and her husband's flock.1868, William Conant Church, The Galaxy, Volume 5
    Synonyms:
    pastrix, shepherdess
  2. (dated) A female pastor (minister or priest of a Christian church).
    Synonyms:
    pastrix

Synonyms of pastoress

Forms of pastoress

pluralpastoresses
alternative formpastress

Origin of pastoress

From pastor + -ess.

Questions about pastoress

What does pastoress mean?
Pastoress means a female pastor (person who tends to a flock).
What part of speech is pastoress?
Pastoress is a noun.
What is the plural of pastoress?
The plural of pastoress is pastoresses.

Words near pastoress in the dictionary

  1. Pastore
  2. Pastore della Lessinia e del Lagorai
  3. pastored
  4. pastorela
  5. Pastores
  6. pastoress
  7. pastoresses
  8. pastorhood
  9. Pastoria
  10. Pastoria East
  11. pastoring

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