Meanings
nounpastoress (plural pastoresses)
plural pastoresses · alternative pastress
- datedA female pastor (person who tends to a flock).
The first Mrs. Kirke was, I judge, a sedate pastoress, who looked well after her household and her husband's flock.
1868, William Conant Church, The Galaxy, Volume 5Synonyms: pastrix, shepherdess
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nounA female pastor (person who tends to a flock).
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nounA female pastor (minister or priest of a Christian church).
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pastoress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pastoress
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