ministress

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noun

A woman who ministers.

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ministrix
OriginMiddle English ministresse →
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Meanings

nounministress (plural ministresses)

plural ministresses

  1. archaicA woman who ministers.

    Thus then at first was beauty sent from heaven, The lovely ministress of truth and good In this dark world.

    1744, Mark Akenside, Pleasures of Imagination

    Synonyms: ministrix

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA woman who ministers.

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ministrix
Also see
ministrix

Origin

  1. Middle Englishministresse
  2. Englishministress

From Middle English ministresse; equivalent to minister + -ess. Compare Latin ministrīx.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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