pastoress

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pastoress

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From pastor + -ess.

noun pastoresses · pastress

dated A female pastor (person who tends to a flock). The first Mrs. Kirke was, I judge, a sedate pastoress, who looked well after her household and her husband's flock.
Similar: pastrix, shepherdess
dated A female pastor (minister or priest of a Christian church).
Similar: pastrix

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@misc{pastoress_2026,
  title = {pastoress},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pastoress},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}