Meanings
nounguardess (plural guardesses)
plural guardesses
- datedrareA female guard.
One day Trojan was sitting on the sofa when Leigh came into the room dressed as Else Kochs, a German concentration camp guardess […]
2011, Sue Tilley, Leigh Bowery: The Life and Times of an Icon1 more example
The gala-dress of the guardesses was decent, and not uncomely. A narrow fillet of blue or white cotton bound the hair, and the bosom was concealed by a sleeveless waistcoat of various colours[…]
1864, Sir Richard Francis Burton, A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome, volume 1, page 254
Origin
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guardess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guardess
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“guardess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guardess. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guardess,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guardess.
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