pastoress

noun — 2 senses

pastoress

noun

Etymology From pastor + -ess.

1

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.1868, William Conant Church, The Galaxy, Volume 5:

2

Dated A female pastor (minister or priest of a Christian church).

Synonyms: pastrix, shepherdess

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