priestress

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noun

A priestess.

OriginMiddle English preesteresse ← Middle French prestre →
First used 15th c.Scrabble 12
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Meanings

nounpriestress (plural priestresses)

plural priestresses

  1. USnonstandardrareA priestess.First known use 15th c.

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchprestresse
  2. Middle Frenchprestre
  3. Middle Englishpreesteresse
  4. Englishpriestress

From Middle English preesteresse, from prestre (“priest”; from Middle French prestre) + -esse (“-ess”), and Middle French prestresse; later reinterpreted as priest + -ress.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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