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supportress

supportress noun: a female supporter.

Noun

supportress (plural supportresses)

  1. (archaic) A female supporter.
    • You are my gracious patroness and supportress.1633, Philip Massinger, The Guardian

Forms of supportress

pluralsupportresses

Origin of supportress

From supporter + -ess.

Questions about supportress

What does supportress mean?
Supportress means a female supporter.
What part of speech is supportress?
Supportress is a noun.
What is the plural of supportress?
The plural of supportress is supportresses.

Words near supportress in the dictionary

  1. supportlessly
  2. supportlessness
  3. supportlink
  4. supportment
  5. supportments
  6. supportress
  7. supportresses
  8. supports
  9. suppos'd
  10. supposable
  11. supposableness

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