ˈpilgrimessrare. A female pilgrim. 1611Cotgr., Pelerine, a pilgrimesse; a woman that goes on Pilgrimage.1696(title) The Light of the World: A most True Relation of a Pilgrimess, M. Antonia Bourignon, Travelling towards Eternity.1841Fraser's Mag. XXIII. 475 The young pilgrimesses..glided gently to the table.