Meanings
plural orcesses
- fantasyA female orc.
"And this is my vassal Mahk the Orcess," I gestured towards my imposing pet. She simply grunted. Orcs hated social formalities.
2018, Quinn Dallas, The Shadow of the Rogue: The Rogue's Gambit, Northern Sky Press, page 692 more examples
My gaze fell on an orcess. It was the first time I'd seen a woman from the race of the Firstborn. She looked a lot like Miralissa, except that her hair wasn't gathered into a braid, but a long tail. The orcess was armed with two crooked swords and the sculptor had caught her as she was spinning around.
2012, Alexey Pehov, translated by Andrew Bromfield, Shadow Blizzard, Simon & Schuster, page 175Kalatea was an orc-more precisely an orcish madien^([sic]). Hmm...Or is it orcess? I don't know what the proper term for her was, but the main gist was evident-she was large and green.
2018, Vasily Mahanenko, The Phantom Castle, Magic Dome Books, page 64Synonyms: she-orc
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA female orc.
Origin
From orc + -ess. Piecewise doublet of ogress.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French orque
- orquefemale orc
Russian орки́ня, орчица
- орки́ня (orkínja)female orc
- орчица (orčica)female orc
- оркесса (orkessa)female orc
- орчиха (orčixa)female orc
- орчанка (orčanka)female orc
Ukrainian орки́ня
- орки́ня (orkýnja)female orc
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Cite this entry
orcess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orcess
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