doctoresse

== French == === Etymology === Modeled after docteur m (“doctor”), from Latin doctor m +‎ -esse (“-ess”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɔk.tɔ.ʁɛs/ Rhymes: -ɛs === Noun === doctoresse f (plural doctoresses) (dated or Switzerland) female equivalent of docteur: female doctor Synonyms: docteure, docteuse === Further reading === “doctoresse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012