What does -ess mean?we found 1 entry for the meaning of -ess
 

-ess \-ess\ [OF. -esse, LL. -issa, Gr. ?.]

A suffix used to form feminine nouns; as, actress, deaconess, songstress.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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