"prophetesse" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /prɔfɛːˈtɛs(ə)/, /prɔfɛˈtɛs(ə)/, /prɔfɛˈtis(ə)/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French prophetesse, from Latin prophētissa; equivalent to prophete + -esse. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|prophetesse}} Old French prophetesse, {{der|enm|la|prophētissa}} Latin prophētissa, {{af|enm|prophete|-esse}} prophete + -esse Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} prophetesse
  1. A female prophet; one who expounds upon a divine message or a purported one. Categories (topical): Female people, Religion
    Sense id: en-prophetesse-enm-noun-VLLHPZrU Disambiguation of Female people: 52 48 Disambiguation of Religion: 88 12
  2. (rare) A female foreteller; a woman who divines or previews. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Female people
    Sense id: en-prophetesse-enm-noun-fSz59Lgo Disambiguation of Female people: 52 48 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -esse, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -esse: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: prophetisse, prophetes, prophetese, prophetice, profetesse

Alternative forms

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