"secretaryess" meaning in All languages combined

See secretaryess on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: secretaryesses [plural]
Etymology: From secretary + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|secretary|ess}} secretary + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} secretaryess (plural secretaryesses)
  1. a female secretary. Synonyms: secretaress

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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