"popess" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: popesses [plural]
Etymology: From pope + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pope|ess<id:female>}} pope + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} popess (plural popesses)
  1. A female pope. Synonyms (female pope): papess [obsolete], papissa [rare]
    Sense id: en-popess-en-noun-XynJt4F3 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ess (female) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ess (female): 61 39 Disambiguation of 'female pope': 89 11
  2. (tarot cards) A high priestess.
    Sense id: en-popess-en-noun-QWDzRCxa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Topics: card-games, cards, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences, tarot

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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