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waileress

waileress noun: a female professional mourner.

Noun

waileress (plural waileresses)

  1. (rare) A female professional mourner

Forms of waileress

pluralwaileresses

Origin of waileress

From Middle English weileressis pl; equivalent to wailer + -ess.

Questions about waileress

What does waileress mean?
Waileress means a female professional mourner.
What part of speech is waileress?
Waileress is a noun.
What is the plural of waileress?
The plural of waileress is waileresses.

Words near waileress in the dictionary

  1. Wailea
  2. wailed
  3. wailed on
  4. wailefull
  5. wailer
  6. waileress
  7. waileresses
  8. wailers
  9. wailes
  10. wailest
  11. waileth

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