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scribesses

scribesses is the plural of scribess.

Meaning of scribess

Noun

scribess (plural scribesses)

  1. (dated) A female scribe.
    • We now have among the Scribes and Scribesses of the News a “Katie” and a “Katie-Did.” We confess to a tenderness for the name of Katie. It reminds us of the happy days of the not very distant past when we were fond of quoting to a certain Katie who now shares the joys and sorrows of Nosco these...1885 August 27, The Central News, volume V, number 221, Perkasie, Pa., page [2], column 4

Questions about scribesses

What is scribesses the plural of?
Scribesses is the plural of scribess.

Words near scribesses in the dictionary

  1. scribers
  2. scribes
  3. scribeship
  4. scribeships
  5. scribess
  6. scribesses
  7. scribing
  8. scribing block
  9. scribing blocks
  10. scribing compass
  11. scribing compasses

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