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Definition of Priestess - 2 dictionary results

priest⋅ess

[pree-stis]
–noun
a woman who officiates in sacred rites.

Origin:
1685–95; priest + -ess


See -ess.
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priest·ess   (prē'stĭs)   
n.  A woman who presides over religious rites, especially in pagan religions.
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