prophetesse
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French prophetesse, from Latin prophētissa; equivalent to prophete + -esse.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
- English: prophetess
References[edit]
- “prophē̆tesse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-27.
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- Middle English terms borrowed from Old French
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- Middle English terms derived from Latin
- Middle English terms suffixed with -esse
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