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piratess

piratess noun: a female pirate.

Noun

piratess (plural piratesses)

  1. A female pirate.
    • “I don't think it's any thing very bad, for the young pirates and piratesses are still dancing away as merrily as before,” he answered.1851, William Henry Giles Kingston, The Pirate of the Mediterranean: A Tale of the Sea, page 41

Forms of piratess

pluralpiratesses

Origin of piratess

From pirate + -ess.

Questions about piratess

What does piratess mean?
Piratess means a female pirate.
What part of speech is piratess?
Piratess is a noun.
What is the plural of piratess?
The plural of piratess is piratesses.

Words near piratess in the dictionary

  1. piraters
  2. piratery
  3. pirates
  4. pirateship
  5. pirateships
  6. piratess
  7. piratesses
  8. pirateware
  9. piratey
  10. piratic
  11. piratical

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