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ministress

noun min·is·tress \ ˈminə̇strə̇s \

Definition of ministress

plural -es
: a female minister
  • come … to be ministress at London
  • —Thomas Gray
  • the lovely ministress of truth and good in this dark world
  • —Mark Akenside

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Origin and Etymology of ministress

Middle French ministresse, from ministre minister + -esse -ess

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