Etymology

murderess

mur·der·ess
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Middle English morderes ← Old French morderesse
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The story

  1. Old French · derived frommorderesse
  2. Middle English · inherited frommorderes
  3. English todaymurderess

From Middle English morderes, from Old French morderesse, moeurdrese; equivalent to murder + -ess.

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