English

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Etymology

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From arch- +‎ druidess.

Noun

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archdruidess (plural archdruidesses)

  1. (Celtic paganism) A chief druidess; a female archdruid.
    • 2009 May 4, Douglas Martin, “John Michell, Author and Eccentric, Dies at 76”, in New York Times[1]:
      Three years ago, Mr. Michell surprised friends and family by marrying Denise Price, the archdruidess of the Glastonbury Order of Druids, after a courtship of less than a month. Mr. Goodwin said that two months later, “she threw him out.”