"-eresse" meaning in French

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      "name": "inh"
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        "2": "-esse"
      },
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      "expansion": "-eur + -esse",
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  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from Latin -ātrīcem, initially inherited as Old French -eriz; later changed to -eresse under the influence of -esse and superficial analysis as -eur + -esse. Doublet of -atrice, which was borrowed later.",
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      ]
    }
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        "used to form feminine forms of nouns, especially ones with masculine counterparts in -eur"
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          "-eur",
          "-eur#French"
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        "(rare) used to form feminine forms of nouns, especially ones with masculine counterparts in -eur"
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/(ə).ʁɛs/"
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  ],
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        "2": "fro",
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "suffix",
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        "French terms inherited from Old French",
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      ],
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          "-eur",
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