chantress

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chantress

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From Middle English chaunteresse, from Old French chanteresse; equivalent to chanter + -ess.

noun chantresses

A female singer or chanter. Thee Chauntress, oft the woods among / I woo, to hear thy even song.
Similar: chanteuse

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@misc{chantress_2026,
  title = {chantress},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chantress},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}