votaress

English

Alternative forms

• votress

Etymology

From votar(y) +‎ -ess.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈvəʊtəɹɪs/

Noun

votaress (plural votaresses)

1. A female votary.
   • 1794, Ann Radcliffe, Mysteries of Udolpho:

     a votaress of the order

   • 1931, Robert E. Howard, The Black Stone:

     Madness grew in the eyes of the capering votaress and was reflected in the eyes of the watchers.

   • 2009 July 1, Alastair Macaulay, “Under the Crescent Moon: The Huntress as (Angry) Object of Desire”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Aminta, of course, falls in love with Sylvia at first sight, and she, chaste votaress of Diana, is outraged.

Translations

a female votary

• Georgian: მოხმრე (moxmre), ქომაგი (komagi), მხარდამჭერი (mxardamč̣eri)
• Portuguese: devota (pt) f