portress
portress · portresses
A female porterA female porter (person in control of the entrance to a building)
Meaning
1 senses(dated, rare)A female porter (person in control of the entrance to a building)
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English porteresse; equivalent to porter + -ess.From Middle English porteresse; equivalent to porter + -ess.
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