Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A female student or follower.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A female disciple.
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- noun obsolete A
female disciple .
Etymologies
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disciple + -ess
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Examples
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(Hakewell); ‘commandress’ (Burton); ‘monarchess’, ‘discipless’ (Speed);
English Past and Present Richard Chenevix Trench 1846
uselessness commented on the word discipless
A female disciple.
January 17, 2008
reesetee commented on the word discipless
Or, if she's in a gospel singing group, a Disciplette.
January 17, 2008
uselessness commented on the word discipless
That sounds fittingly Motown. :-P
January 17, 2008
reesetee commented on the word discipless
Better than Disciplinarian, I'd say. They'd be too pushy about the harmonies.
January 17, 2008