ministress

English

Etymology

From Middle English ministresse; equivalent to minister +‎ -ess. Compare Latin ministrīx.

Noun

ministress (plural ministresses)

1. (archaic) A woman who ministers.
   • 1744, Mark Akenside, Pleasures of Imagination:

     Thus then at first was beauty sent from heaven,
     The lovely ministress of truth and good
     In this dark world.

Synonyms

• ministrix (rare)

Related terms

• prime ministress

Anagrams

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