"comfortress" meaning in All languages combined

See comfortress on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: comfortresses [plural]
Etymology: From comforter + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|comforter|ess}} comforter + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} comfortress (plural comfortresses)
  1. (rare) A woman who comforts. Tags: rare

Inflected forms

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