Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orcess

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-cess
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"My gaze fell on an orcess. It was the first time I'd seen a woman from the race of the Firstborn. She looked a lot like Miralissa, except that her hair wasn't gathered into a braid, but a long tail. The orcess was armed with two crooked swords and the sculptor had caught her as she was spinning around."
"Kalatea was an orc-more precisely an orcish madien^([sic]). Hmm...Or is it orcess? I don't know what the proper term for her was, but the main gist was evident-she was large and green."
""And this is my vassal Mahk the Orcess," I gestured towards my imposing pet. She simply grunted. Orcs hated social formalities."

Etymology

From orc + -ess. Piecewise doublet of ogress.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: orc

Inflected Forms

orcesses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

goblette trolless

Synonyms

she-orc

Questions

What does orcess mean?: A female orc.
Where does orcess come from?: From orc + -ess. Piecewise doublet of ogress.

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