prophetesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

prophetisse, prophetes, prophetese, prophetice, profetesse

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French prophetesse, from Latin prophētissa; equivalent to prophete +‎ -esse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /prɔfɛːˈtɛs(ə)/, /prɔfɛˈtɛs(ə)/, /prɔfɛˈtis(ə)/, /prɔfəˈtɛs(ə)/

Noun

prophetesse

A female prophet; one who expounds upon a divine message or a purported one.
(rare) A female foreteller; a woman who divines or previews.

Descendants

English: prophetess

References

“prophē̆tesse (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-27.

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