presbyteress
English
noun
Definitions
- (historical) A presbyter or priest's wife.
- (obsolete) A female presbyter.
Etymology
Suffix from English presbyter.
Origin
English
presbyter
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- archpresbyter English
- presbyter English
- presbyteral English
- presbyterate English
- presbyterial English
- presbyterian English
- presbytership English
- presbytery English
- presbytress English
- presbyter Latin