"eldress" meaning in All languages combined

See eldress on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: eldresses [plural]
Etymology: From elder + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|elder|ess}} elder + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} eldress (plural eldresses)
  1. A female elder.
    Sense id: en-eldress-en-noun-pqoGjSxb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Female people Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ess: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Female people: 92 8
  2. A woman ordained to rule or teach in a church.
    Sense id: en-eldress-en-noun-vynirboJ

Inflected forms

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