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piratesses

piratesses is the plural of piratess.

Meaning of piratess

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

Questions about piratesses

What is piratesses the plural of?
Piratesses is the plural of piratess.

Words near piratesses in the dictionary

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

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