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porteress

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por⋅ter⋅ess

  [pawr-ter-is, pohr-]
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–noun
portress.
Usage note:
See -ess.

por⋅tress

  [pawr-tris, pohr-]
–noun
a woman who has charge of a door or gate; a female doorkeeper.
Also, porteress.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME; see porter 2 , -ess

Usage note:
See -ess.
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por·ter·ess   (pôr'tər-ĭs, pōr'-)   
n.  Variant of portress.
por·tress   (pôr'trĭs, pōr'-)   
n.  A woman doorkeeper or porter, especially in a convent.
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