"villageress" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: villageresses [plural]
Etymology: From villager + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|villager|ess}} villager + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} villageress (plural villageresses), {{tlb|en|dated}} (dated)
  1. A female villager. Tags: dated

Inflected forms

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