ministress en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English ministresse; equivalent to minister + -ess. Compare Latin ministrīx.
Meanings
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(archaic) A woman who ministers.
Thus then at first was beauty sent from heaven, The lovely ministress of truth and good In this dark world.
1744, Mark Akenside, Pleasures of Imagination:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ministresses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |