swordmistress
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A female expert or consummate swordfighter.
Example Sentences
- "“My mother, having put aside the Unicom and followed her will of union, became swordmistress and teacher. But our clan fell into hard days and there were three harvests that were too thin to support any but the old and the very young. Therefore, those who were still hearty of arm, who could ride and fight—and my mother was a Valkyrie”—Yevele’s head lifted proudly,—“took council together. […]"
- "RAVEN—masked swordmistress from a land where women rule and men obey."
- "To Nicole Harsh, Maigrey’s swordmistress, who was concerned about milady’s exercise regimen."
- "Spectators crammed along the ropes, eager to catch glimpses of the king’s new swordmistress or to watch the guardsmen hammer at one another with practice weapons."
- "When at last she slept, her dreams were haunted by the face of her unknown ancestor and by a chorus of Elvish voices that demanded that the dishonor done to the swordmistress be redressed."
- "The Bearkillers’ swordmistress danced. Her targe beat aside a spearhead, and then the backsword flicked out in a blurring thrust."