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portress

portress noun: a female porter (person in control of the entrance to a building).

Noun

portress (plural portresses)

  1. (dated, rare) A female porter (person in control of the entrance to a building)

Forms of portress

pluralportresses
alternative formporteress

Origin of portress

From Middle English porteresse; equivalent to porter + -ess.

Questions about portress

What does portress mean?
Portress means a female porter (person in control of the entrance to a building).
What part of speech is portress?
Portress is a noun.
What is the plural of portress?
The plural of portress is portresses.

Words near portress in the dictionary

  1. Portreath
  2. Portree
  3. portreeve
  4. portreeves
  5. portreeveship
  6. portress
  7. portresses
  8. Portrush
  9. ports
  10. ports of call
  11. ports of entry

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