chantress
English
noun
Definitions
- A female singer or chanter.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English chaunteresse derived from Old French chanteresse affix from English chant.
Origin
English
chant
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chant English
- chanter English
- chantest English
- chanteth English
- chanting English
- chantlike English
- plainchant English
- chanten Dutch, Flemish
- chaunten Middle English
- chaunteresse Middle English
- chauntour Middle English
- chanteresse Old French