Definitions

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  • noun archaic A female friend.

Etymologies

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From Middle English frendesse, equivalent to friend +‎ -ess.

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Examples

  • ‘techeress’ as the female teacher (2 Chron.xxxv. 25); ‘friendess

    English Past and Present Richard Chenevix Trench 1846

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