Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

owneress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: owner-ess
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female owner.

Dated

Example Sentences

"The good Doctor, who had but once since Madame de Malguet's establishment at the château entered the doors of that forbidden mansion, for the purpose of paying his respects to its owneress […]"

Etymology

From owner + -ess.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: owner

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

owneresses (plural)

Questions

What does owneress mean?: A female owner.
Where does owneress come from?: From owner + -ess.

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