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purveyoress

purveyoress noun: a female purveyor.

Noun

purveyoress (plural purveyoresses)

  1. (archaic) A female purveyor.

Forms of purveyoress

pluralpurveyoresses

Origin of purveyoress

From purveyor + -ess.

Questions about purveyoress

What does purveyoress mean?
Purveyoress means a female purveyor.
What part of speech is purveyoress?
Purveyoress is a noun.
What is the plural of purveyoress?
The plural of purveyoress is purveyoresses.

Words near purveyoress in the dictionary

  1. purveyancing
  2. purveyed
  3. purveyeth
  4. purveying
  5. purveyor
  6. purveyoress
  7. purveyoresses
  8. purveyors
  9. purveyour
  10. purveyours
  11. purveys

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