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Definition of portress - 2 dictionary results

por⋅tress

  [pawr-tris, pohr-]
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–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·tress   (pôr'trĭs, pōr'-)   
n.  A woman doorkeeper or porter, especially in a convent.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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