votaress

English

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Etymology

From votar(y) +‎ -ess.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈvəʊtəɹɪs/

Noun

votaress (plural votaresses)

  1. A female votary.
    • 1931, Robert E. Howard, ‘The Black Stone’:
      Madness grew in the eyes of the capering votaress and was reflected in the eyes of the watchers.
    • 2009 July 1, Alastair Macaulay, “Under the Crescent Moon: The Huntress as (Angry) Object of Desire”, in New York Times‎:
      Aminta, of course, falls in love with Sylvia at first sight, and she, chaste votaress of Diana, is outraged.

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