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superintendentess

superintendentess noun: a female superintendent.

Noun

superintendentess (plural superintendentesses)

  1. a female superintendent.
    • At the first word she raised her to the functions of superintendentess of her household, breaking by violence, in order to bring her nearer to herself, all the rights. and disregarding the murmurs, of persons more anciently belonging to the court.1854, Littell's Living Age, page 286
    • I was introduced to a superintendentess, if you will, and taken through the mill.1921, Sweater News: The Journal of the Sweater and Fancy Knit Goods Trade, page 127

Forms of superintendentess

pluralsuperintendentesses

Origin of superintendentess

From superintendent + -ess.

Questions about superintendentess

What does superintendentess mean?
Superintendentess means a female superintendent.
What part of speech is superintendentess?
Superintendentess is a noun.
What is the plural of superintendentess?
The plural of superintendentess is superintendentesses.

Words near superintendentess in the dictionary

  1. superintendence
  2. superintendences
  3. superintendencies
  4. superintendency
  5. superintendent
  6. superintendentess
  7. superintendentesses
  8. superintendential
  9. superintendents
  10. superintendentship
  11. superintendentships

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