knavess

noun
/ˈneɪvɛs/

Etymology

From knave + -ess.

  1. inherited from *knabō
  2. inherited from cnafa
  3. inherited from knave
  4. suffixed as knavess — “knave + ess

Definitions

  1. A knavish woman.

    • Cullies, the easy cushions on which knaves and knavesses repose and fatten, have at all times existed, in considerable profusion

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