orcess en · NOUN
Etymology
From orc + -ess. Piecewise doublet of ogress.
Meanings
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A female orc.
My gaze fell on an orcess. It was the first time I'd seen a woman from the race of the Firstborn. She looked a lot like Miralissa, except that her hair wasn't gathered into a braid, but a long tail. The orcess was armed with two crooked swords and the sculptor had caught her as she was spinning around.
2012, Alexey Pehov, translated by Andrew Bromfield, Shadow Blizzard, Simon & Schuster, page 175:Kalatea was an orc-more precisely an orcish madien^([sic]). Hmm...Or is it orcess? I don't know what the proper term for her was, but the main gist was evident-she was large and green.
2018, Vasily Mahanenko, The Phantom Castle, Magic Dome Books, page 64:"And this is my vassal Mahk the Orcess," I gestured towards my imposing pet. She simply grunted. Orcs hated social formalities.
2018, Quinn Dallas, The Shadow of the Rogue: The Rogue's Gambit, Northern Sky Press, page 69:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| orcesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (7)
ru орчица (female orc) · ru орчиха (female orc) · uk орки́ня (female orc) · ru орчанка (female orc) · fr orque (female orc) · ru орки́ня (female orc) · ru оркесса (female orc)