shepherdess

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English scheperdesse, shepperdesse; equivalent to shepherd +‎ -ess. === Noun === shepherdess (plural shepherdesses) (dated) A female shepherd. September 2014, New York Film Festival to Revive Paul Grimault’s Animated Classic IndieWire the satirical The King And The Mockingbird follows a chimney sweep and shepherdess on the run from a tyrannical king November 2014, It’s Taken Decades, But the Surreal Animated Film The King and the Mockingbird Is Finally Here Vulture The king is in love with a beautiful shepherdess in a painting on his wall, but she herself is in love with the handsome chimney sweep in the painting beside her. A large and deep armchair with a cushion. ==== Synonyms ==== (female shepherd): pastoress, pastrix (rare) ==== Derived terms ==== shepherdess pie ==== Translations ====