piratess en · NOUN
Etymology
From pirate + -ess.
Meanings
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A female pirate.
“I don't think it's any thing very bad, for the young pirates and piratesses are still dancing away as merrily as before,” he answered.
1851, William Henry Giles Kingston, The Pirate of the Mediterranean: A Tale of the Sea, page 41:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| piratesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |