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vergeress

UK/ˈvəːdʒəɹɪs/

vergeress noun: a female verger.

Noun

vergeress (plural vergeresses)

  1. A female verger.
    • I will appear in a vision to the vergeress who sweeps the floors.1910, Saki [pseudonym; Hector Hugh Munro], “The Saint and the Goblin”, in Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC, page 62

Forms of vergeress

pluralvergeresses

Origin of vergeress

From verger + -ess.

Questions about vergeress

What does vergeress mean?
Vergeress means a female verger.
What part of speech is vergeress?
Vergeress is a noun.
How do you pronounce vergeress?
Vergeress is pronounced /ˈvəːdʒəɹɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of vergeress?
The plural of vergeress is vergeresses.

Words near vergeress in the dictionary

  1. vergencies
  2. vergency
  3. Vergennes
  4. vergent
  5. verger
  6. vergeress
  7. vergeresses
  8. vergeries
  9. vergerism
  10. vergers
  11. vergership

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