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shepherdess

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Middle English scheperdesse

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Middle English · inherited fromscheperdesse
English todayshepherdess

From Middle English scheperdesse, shepperdesse; equivalent to shepherd + -ess.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.