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English
Etymology
From Middle English preesteresse, from prestre (“priest”; from Middle French prestre) + -esse (“-ess”), and Middle French prestresse;[1] later reinterpreted as priest + -ress.
Noun
priestress (plural priestresses)
- (rare, nonstandard, now chiefly US) A priestess.
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