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pastoress

noun

Etymology

From pastor + -ess.

  1. derived from pāstor
  2. derived from pastor
  3. inherited from pastour
  4. suffixed as pastoress — “pastor + ess”

Definitions

  1. A female pastor (person who tends to a flock).

    • The first Mrs. Kirke was, I judge, a sedate pastoress, who looked well after her household and her husband's flock.

  2. A female pastor (minister or priest of a Christian church).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA