The story
- Old French · derived fromleonesse
- Middle English · inherited fromleonesse
- English todaylioness
From Middle English leonesse, lyonesse, from Old French leonesse, lionesse; equivalent to lion + -ess.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
lioness
Today it means: A female lion (animal). Full definition →
Middle English leonesse ← Old French leonesse