"pastoress" meaning in All languages combined

See pastoress on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: pastoresses [plural]
Etymology: From pastor + -ess. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peh₂-}}, {{suffix|en|pastor|ess<id:female>}} pastor + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} pastoress (plural pastoresses)
  1. A female pastor (person who tends to a flock) Synonyms (female pastor who tends to a flock): pastrix [rare], shepherdess
    Sense id: en-pastoress-en-noun-jOUVHj5k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess (female), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ess (female): 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of 'female pastor who tends to a flock': 62 38
  2. A female pastor (minister or priest of a Christian church) Synonyms (female minister or priest of a Christian church): pastrix [rare]
    Sense id: en-pastoress-en-noun-Y48NkMdm Disambiguation of 'female minister or priest of a Christian church': 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pastress [rare]

Inflected forms

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