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tormentresses

tormentresses is the plural of tormentress.

Meaning of tormentress

Noun

tormentress (plural tormentresses)

  1. A female tormentor.
    • Fortune ordinarily cometh after to whip and punish them, as the scourge and tormentresse of glory and honour.1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “(please specify |book=I to XXXVII)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C....
    Synonyms:
    tormentrix

Questions about tormentresses

What is tormentresses the plural of?
Tormentresses is the plural of tormentress.

Words near tormentresses in the dictionary

  1. tormentors
  2. tormentour
  3. tormentours
  4. tormentous
  5. tormentress
  6. tormentresses
  7. tormentries
  8. tormentrix
  9. tormentry
  10. torments
  11. tormentum

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