Etymology

adoratrice

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Today it means: A kind of quasi-royal priestess in Ancient Egypt. Full definition →

Egyptian dwꜣt
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  1. Egyptian · calque ofdwꜣt“adoratrice”
  2. English todayadoratrice

Calque of Egyptian dwꜣt (“adoratrice”), from dwꜣ (“to worship, to praise”) + -t (feminine ending).

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