vergeress

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UK/ˈvəːdʒəɹɪs/

noun

A female verger.

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Meanings

nounvergeress (plural vergeresses)

plural vergeresses

  1. A female verger.

    I will appear in a vision to the vergeress who sweeps the floors.

    1910, Saki [pseudonym; Hector Hugh Munro], “The Saint and the Goblin”, in Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC, page 62

Origin

From verger + -ess.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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