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vowess

vowess noun: a woman who has taken religious vows, especially a vow of chastity.

Noun

vowess (plural vowesses)

  1. (archaic) A woman who has taken religious vows, especially a vow of chastity.

Forms of vowess

pluralvowesses

Origin of vowess

From vow + -ess.

Questions about vowess

What does vowess mean?
Vowess means a woman who has taken religious vows, especially a vow of chastity.
What part of speech is vowess?
Vowess is a noun.
What is the plural of vowess?
The plural of vowess is vowesses.

Words near vowess in the dictionary

  1. vowels
  2. vowely
  3. vower
  4. vowers
  5. vowes
  6. vowess
  7. vowesses
  8. vowest
  9. voweth
  10. vowing
  11. Vowles

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