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priestress

priestress noun: a priestess.

Noun

priestress (plural priestresses)

  1. (US, nonstandard, rare) A priestess.

Forms of priestress

pluralpriestresses

Origin of priestress

From Middle English preesteresse, from prestre (“priest”; from Middle French prestre) + -esse (“-ess”), and Middle French prestresse; later reinterpreted as priest + -ress.

Questions about priestress

What does priestress mean?
Priestress means a priestess.
What part of speech is priestress?
Priestress is a noun.
What is the plural of priestress?
The plural of priestress is priestresses.

Words near priestress in the dictionary

  1. priestly
  2. Priestlys
  3. Priestman
  4. priestmonk
  5. priestmonks
  6. priestress
  7. priestresses
  8. priestridden
  9. priests
  10. priestship
  11. priestships

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