hunteresse

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === hunteras, hunteres === Etymology === From huntere (“hunter”) +‎ -esse (“-ess”); compare governour:governeresse for the formation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌhuntəˈrɛs(ə)/, /ˈhuntəˌrɛs(ə)/ === Noun === hunteresse (plural *hunteresses) (literary, uncommon) A huntress; a woman who hunts animals. ==== Descendants ==== English: huntress (obsolete hunteress) Middle Scots: huntryce (hapax) ==== References ==== “hunteres(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.