vergeress

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English

Etymology

From verger +‎ -ess.

Pronunciation

Noun

vergeress (plural vergeresses)

  1. A female verger.
    • 1910, Saki [pseudonym; Hector Hugh Munro], “The Saint and the Goblin”, in Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches, London: Methuen & Co. , →OCLC, page 62:
      I will appear in a vision to the vergeress who sweeps the floors.