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ruleress

ruleress noun: a female ruler.

Noun

ruleress (plural ruleresses)

  1. A female ruler.

Forms of ruleress

pluralruleresses

Origin of ruleress

From ruler + -ess.

Questions about ruleress

What does ruleress mean?
Ruleress means a female ruler.
What part of speech is ruleress?
Ruleress is a noun.
What is the plural of ruleress?
The plural of ruleress is ruleresses.

Words near ruleress in the dictionary

  1. rulemakings
  2. rulemonger
  3. rulemongers
  4. ruler
  5. rulered
  6. ruleress
  7. ruleresses
  8. rulering
  9. rulerings
  10. rulerless
  11. rulers

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