wardress
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɔːdɹɪs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɔɹdɹɪs/
- Hyphenation: ward‧ress
Noun
editwardress (plural wardresses)
- A female warder.
- 1993, Pat Barker, The Eye in the Door (The Regeneration Trilogy), Penguin, published 2014, page 369:
- The door opened and the wardress came in.
Translations
edita female warder
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