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saintess

saintess noun: a female saint.

Noun

saintess (plural saintesses)

  1. (uncommon) A female saint.

saintess meaning in Vietnamese

saintess in Vietnamese

female saint
thánh nữ

Forms of saintess

pluralsaintesses

Origin of saintess

From Middle English seintesse. By surface analysis, saint + -ess.

Questions about saintess

What does saintess mean?
Saintess means a female saint.
What is saintess in Vietnamese?
Saintess in Vietnamese is thánh nữ. See Saintess meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is saintess?
Saintess is a noun.
What is the plural of saintess?
The plural of saintess is saintesses.

Words near saintess in the dictionary

  1. Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine
  2. Sainte-Sophie
  3. Sainte-Thérèse
  4. sainted
  5. Saintes
  6. saintess
  7. saintesses
  8. Saintfield
  9. saintfoin
  10. saintfoins
  11. saintful

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