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ministress
noun
min·is·tress
\ˈminə̇strə̇s\
Definition of ministress
-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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