hermitess en · NOUN
Etymology
From hermit + -ess.
Meanings
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A female hermit.
Yea, she doth smile, and she doth weep, / Like a youthful hermitess, / Beauteous in a wilderness, / Who, praying always, prays in sleep.
1816, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Christabel:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hermitesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
fr ermitesse (female hermit)