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Etymology
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Noun
English
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Etymology
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From
verger
+
-ess
.
Pronunciation
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(
UK
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈvəːdʒəɹɪs/
Noun
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vergeress
(
plural
vergeresses
)
A
female
verger
.
1910
,
Saki
[pseudonym; Hector Hugh Munro], “The Saint and the Goblin”, in
Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches
, London:
Methuen & Co.
[
…
]
,
→OCLC
,
page
62
:
I will appear in a vision to the
vergeress
who sweeps the floors.
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