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Noun

1. 1
   A female conqueror.

   "And now by this the noble Conquereſſe / Her ſelfe came in, her glory to partake;"

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victoressvictressvictressvictricevictrix

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"And now by this the noble Conquereſſe / Her ſelfe came in, her glory to partake;"

Etymology

From Middle English conqueresse, conquiris, conquires, probably from Old French; equivalent to conquer + -ess.

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