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sorceress

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sor⋅cer⋅ess

[sawr-ser-is]
–noun
a woman who practices sorcery; witch.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < AF sorceresse, equiv. to sorcer (see sorcerer ) + -esse -ess


See -ess.
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sor·cer·ess   (sôr'sər-ĭs)   
n.  A woman who practices sorcery.
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