BARONETESS | • baronetess n. The wife of a baronet. • baronetess n. A woman holding the rank of a baronet in her own right. • BARONETESS n. a female baronet. |
CITESS | • citess n. (Obsolete) A city woman. • CITESS n. (archaic) one who is not a gentlewoman. |
COHOSTESS | • cohostess n. A female cohost. • cohostess v. (Rare) Of a woman: To act as a joint host. • COHOSTESS n. a joint hostess. |
COUNTESS | • countess n. The wife of a count or earl. • countess n. A woman holding the rank of count or earl in her own right; a female holder of an earldom. • Countess n. Alternative letter-case form of countess. |
GIANTESS | • giantess n. A female giant. • GIANTESS n. a female giant. |
HERMITESS | • hermitess n. A female hermit. • HERMITESS n. a female hermit. |
HOSTESS | • hostess n. A female host. • hostess n. A female innkeeper. • hostess n. Stewardess: a woman steward on an airplane. |
INTERPRETESS | • interpretess n. (Dated) A female interpreter. • INTERPRETESS n. (obsolete) a female interpreter, also INTERPRETRESS. |
POETESS | • poetess n. (Dated) A female poet. • POETESS n. a female poet, also POETRESSE. |
PORTESS | • portess n. Obsolete form of portass. • PORTESS n. (historical) a portable breviary, also PORTAS, PORTEOUS, PORTESSE, PORTHORS, PORTHOS, PORTHOUSE, PORTOUS. |
PRELATESS | • prelatess n. (Archaic) A female prelate. • prelatess n. (Archaic) The wife of a prelate. • PRELATESS n. a female prelate. |
PRESIDENTESS | • presidentess n. (Archaic) A female president. • PRESIDENTESS n. a female president. |
PRIESTESS | • priestess n. A woman with religious duties and responsibilities in certain non-Christian religions. • priestess n. (Religious slur, uncommon) A female Christian priest or minister, typically in a Protestant, Old Catholic… • priestess n. (Colloquial, obsolete) A priest’s wife. |
PROPHETESS | • prophetess n. A female prophet. • PROPHETESS n. a woman who is a prophet. |
SAINTESS | • saintess n. A female saint. • SAINTESS n. a female saint. |
VARLETESS | • varletess n. A female varlet. • VARLETESS n. a female varlet. |
VISCOUNTESS | • viscountess n. The wife of a viscount. • viscountess n. A woman holding the rank of viscount in her own right. • VISCOUNTESS n. the wife or widow of a viscount. |