Meaning

1 senses
  1. (rare)A female professional mourner

Origin

From Middle English weileressis pl; equivalent to wailer + -ess.

From Middle English weileressis pl; equivalent to wailer + -ess.

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Forms

plural: waileresses
Singularwaileress
Pluralwaileresses

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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