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单词 priestress
释义

priestress

/priːˈstrɛs/ /ˈpriːstrɪs/
Now chiefly US
noun
= priestess.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Lydgate (c1370–c1449), poet and prior of Hatfield Regis. Originally from Middle French prestresse from Old French prestre + -esse. In later use apparently re-formed from priest + -tress, unless simply showing a typographical error for priestess.

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