Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

covess

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
covess
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman.

British usage; Archaic

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Etymology

From cove (“man”) + -ess.

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Questions

What does covess mean?
A woman.
Where does covess come from?
From cove (“man”) + -ess.

How to pronounce covess

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