"housekeeperess" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: housekeeperesses [plural]
Etymology: From housekeeper + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|housekeeper|ess}} housekeeper + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} housekeeperess (plural housekeeperesses)
  1. (rare, dated) A female housekeeper. Tags: dated, rare
    Sense id: en-housekeeperess-en-noun-i8dT9qA4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1987, Punch, page 38, column 4",
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