pastoress
English
Etymology
pastor + -ess
Noun
pastoress (plural pastoresses)
- A female pastor (person who tends to a flock)
- 1868, William Conant Church, The Galaxy, Volume 5:
- The first Mrs. Kirke was, I judge, a sedate pastoress, who looked well after her household and her husband's flock.
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- A female pastor (minister or priest of a Christian church)
Anagrams
- portasses