chaunteresse
Middle English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old French chanteresse; equivalent to chauntour + -esse.
Alternative forms
editNoun
editchaunteresse (plural chaunteresses)
- A woman who participates or heads a choir.
Descendants
edit- English: chantress
References
edit- “chaunteresse, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-12-10.
Etymology 2
editAphetic form of enchaunteresse.
Alternative forms
editNoun
editchaunteresse
- (rare) Synonym of enchaunteresse
References
edit- “chaunteresse, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-12-10.
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- Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Middle English terms borrowed from Old French
- Middle English terms derived from Old French
- Middle English terms suffixed with -esse
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- Middle English nouns
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- Middle English terms with rare senses
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