noun, feminine/pʁɛ.tʁɛs/plural: prêtresses
priestess; wife or lover of a male priest
Inherited from Middle French prestresse. By surface analysis, prêtre (“priest”) + -esse (“-ess”).
/pʁɛ.tʁɛs/
priestess; wife or lover of a male priest
Inherited from Middle French prestresse. By surface analysis, prêtre (“priest”) + -esse (“-ess”).