"superintendentess" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: superintendentesses [plural]
Etymology: From superintendent + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|superintendent|ess}} superintendent + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} superintendentess (plural superintendentesses)
  1. a female superintendent.

Inflected forms

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