seeress

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English

Etymology

seer +‎ -ess

Noun

seeress (plural seeresses)

  1. A female seer.
    • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
      As the seeress stood irresolute the tall young secretary half rose and whispered something in her ear.
    • 1989, Edred Thorsson, Runelore: A Handbook of Esoteric Runology, York Beach, Me.: S. Weiser, page 115:
      From the numinous fire of fehu Frigg and Freyja receive their gifts as seeresses.

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