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shepheardess

shepheardess is the obsolete form of shepherdess.

Meaning of shepherdess

Noun

shepherdess (plural shepherdesses)

  1. (dated) A female shepherd.
    • I thought it a crime to refuse nature the maintenance of a life much more grievous than death. I changed my* dress for the simple habit of a shepherdess, and embraced this state as my only refuge; since that time all my consolation has been to weep over this grave, which shall be my own.1763, Select Moral Tales. (The Good Mother, The Shepherdess of the Alps), page 83
    Synonyms:
    pastoress, pastrix
  2. A large and deep armchair with a cushion.

Forms of shepheardess

pluralshepheardesses

Questions about shepheardess

What is shepheardess the obsolete form of?
Shepheardess is the obsolete form of shepherdess.

Words near shepheardess in the dictionary

  1. Shephali
  2. shephard
  3. Shephards
  4. Shephatiah
  5. shepheard
  6. shepheardess
  7. shepheardesses
  8. shepheards
  9. shepherd
  10. shepherd dog
  11. shepherd dogs

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