单词 | priestress |
释义 | Definition of priestress in English:priestressnoun priːˈstrɛsˈpriːstrɪs US
OriginLate Middle English; earliest use found in John Lydgate (c1370–c1449), poet and prior of Hatfield Regis. Originally from Middle French prestresse from Old French prestre + -esse. In later use apparently re-formed from priest + -tress, unless simply showing a typographical error for priestess. Definition of priestress in US English:priestressnoun US
OriginLate Middle English; earliest use found in John Lydgate (c1370–c1449), poet and prior of Hatfield Regis. Originally from Middle French prestresse from Old French prestre + -esse. In later use apparently re-formed from priest + -tress, unless simply showing a typographical error for priestess. |
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