Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

portress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
portress
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female porter (person in control of the entrance to a building)

Dated

Etymology

From Middle English porteresse; equivalent to porter + -ess.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

portresses (plural) porteress (alternative)

Questions

What does portress mean?
A female porter (person in control of the entrance to a building)
Where does portress come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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