vergeress

English

Etymology

From verger +‎ -ess.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈvəːdʒəɹɪs/

Noun

vergeress (plural vergeresses)

1. A female verger.
   • 1910, Saki [pseudonym; Hector Hugh Munro], “The Saint and the Goblin”, in Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC, page 62:

     I will appear in a vision to the vergeress who sweeps the floors.