"captress" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: captresses [plural]
Etymology: From captor + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|captor|ess}} captor + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} captress (plural captresses)
  1. a female captor. Categories (topical): Female people

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