votaress

UK/ˈvəʊtəɹɪs/

votaress noun: a female votary.

Noun

votaress (plural votaresses)

A female votary.
- a votaress of the order1794, Ann Radcliffe, Mysteries of Udolpho
- His seeming rescue by a votaress of the high priestess of the sun had been but a part of the mimicry of their heathen ceremony—the sun looking down upon him through the opening at the top of the court had claimed him as his own, and the priestess had come from the inner temple to save him from the...1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 167

வசீபாட்டுப் பெண், பூசனையாட்டி

Madness grew in the eyes of the capering votaress and was reflected in the eyes of the watchers.1931, Robert E. Howard, The Black Stone:
Aminta, of course, falls in love with Sylvia at first sight, and she, chaste votaress of Diana, is outraged.2009 July 1, Alastair Macaulay, “Under the Crescent Moon: The Huntress as (Angry) Object of Desire”, in New York Times:

plural	votaresses
alternative form	votress

From votar(y) + -ess.

What does votaress mean?: Votaress means a female votary.
What is votaress in Tamil?: Votaress in Tamil is வசீபாட்டுப் பெண், பூசனையாட்டி. See Votaress meaning in Tamil.
How do you use votaress in a sentence?: Madness grew in the eyes of the capering votaress and was reflected in the eyes of the watchers.
What part of speech is votaress?: Votaress is a noun.
How do you pronounce votaress?: Votaress is pronounced /ˈvəʊtəɹɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of votaress?: The plural of votaress is votaresses.

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