infirmaress

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noun

A female infirmarer; a woman in charge of an infirmary, especially in a medieval monastery.

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Meanings

nouninfirmaress (plural infirmaresses)

plural infirmaresses

  1. A female infirmarer; a woman in charge of an infirmary, especially in a medieval monastery.

Origin

From infirmarer + -ess.

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APA

infirmaress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infirmaress

MLA

“infirmaress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infirmaress. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infirmaress,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infirmaress.

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