† ˈIndessObs.rare. [f. Ind + -ess.] A female (American) Indian. 1672J. Josselyn New Eng. Rarities 49 Of the Moss that grows at the roots of the white Oak the Indesses make a strong decoction.1674― Voy. New Eng. 133 Another time two Indians and an Indess came running into our house.