villageress
villageress noun: a female villager.
Noun
villageress (plural villageresses)
- A female villager.
- The Head Waiter and the Adopted Son—the arrival of the Guests—a model Father-in-Law—Fresh Visitors, who, having broken loose, proceed to break-fast—the unwelcome Guest—Can it be? No! and yet—the fat Germeuil demonstrates his pursey-ness, and Macaire makes up his mind to himself, and makes up...1872, Henry James Byron, “Scene 1.—Outside of the Inn.”, in Robert Macaire; or, the Roadside inn turned inside out. An original burlesque extravaganza, Lacy, Thomas Hailes, page 3
- Miranda was worshipped. The villageresses were terribly jealous at first; but when they saw her move among them with the perfect dignity that knows no pride, and treat their sweethearts with an easy courtesy that implies no condescension, they began to understand.1873, Mortimer Collins, “Chapter II. Harold Tachbrook at Rothescamp.”, in Miranda: A Midsummer Madness, volume 2, page 22
Forms of villageress
| plural | villageresses |
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Origin of villageress
From villager + -ess.
Questions about villageress
- What does villageress mean?
- Villageress means a female villager.
- What part of speech is villageress?
- Villageress is a noun.
- What is the plural of villageress?
- The plural of villageress is villageresses.
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