"professoress" meaning in All languages combined

See professoress on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: professoresses [plural]
Etymology: From professor + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|professor|ess<id:female>}} professor + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} professoress (plural professoresses)
  1. (archaic) A female professor. Tags: archaic Synonyms: professorine [dated, rare]

Inflected forms

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