Christianess en · NOUN
Etymology
From Christian + -ess.
Meanings
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(rare) a female Christian
A NOTED Jewish rabbi has been uttering his mind concerning "manufacturers of mixed marriages" — clergymen, that is to say, who marry Christians to Jewesses and Jews to Christianesses.
a. 1912, Ambrose Bierce, "The Jew", Tangential Views, The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, volume 9, page 373
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christianesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |