"chaunteresse" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌt͡ʃa(u̯)ntəˈrɛs(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃa(u̯)ntərɛs(ə)/ Forms: chaunteresses [plural], chauntresse [alternative], chaunterese [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French chanteresse; equivalent to chauntour + -esse. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|chanteresse}} Old French chanteresse, {{af|enm|chauntour|-esse}} chauntour + -esse Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} chaunteresse, {{enm-noun}} chaunteresse (plural chaunteresses)
  1. A woman who participates or heads a choir.
    Sense id: en-chaunteresse-enm-noun-enm:chantress Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -esse, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Female people, Music, Occult Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Female people: 100 0 Disambiguation of Music: 100 0 Disambiguation of Occult: 71 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˌt͡ʃa(u̯)ntəˈrɛs(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃa(u̯)ntərɛs(ə)/ Forms: chanteresse [alternative]
Etymology: Apheretic form of enchaunteresse. Etymology templates: {{apheretic form|enm|enchaunteresse}} Apheretic form of enchaunteresse Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} chaunteresse
  1. (rare) synonym of enchaunteresse Tags: rare Synonyms: enchaunteresse [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-chaunteresse-enm-noun-enm:enchantress
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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