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sextoness

noun
sex·ton·ess | \ -nə̇s \
plural -es

Definition of sextoness 

: a female sexton

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History and Etymology for sextoness

Middle English sexteynesse, sextenesse, from secresteyn, sekesteyn, sexteyn, sexten sexton + -esse -ess

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