"waileress" meaning in All languages combined

See waileress on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: waileresses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English weileressis pl; equivalent to wailer + -ess. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|weileressis|g=p}} Middle English weileressis pl, {{suffix|en|wailer|ess}} wailer + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} waileress (plural waileresses)
  1. (rare) A female professional mourner Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-waileress-en-noun-Fwpo9wNY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for waileress meaning in All languages combined (1.1kB)

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