Druidess

[ droo-i-dis ]

noun

, (often lowercase)

1. a female member of the Druids.

Gender Note

See -ess.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Druidess¹

First recorded in 1745–55; Druid + -ess

Example Sentences

The chief Druidess, standing by a rude stone altar, received the victim dragged thither by her companions.

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"I knew it not," returned Smith, and followed up his answer by an inquiry as to who the great Druidess Bertha might be.

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But Smith had underrated both the foresight of 032the Druidess and the intelligence of her hearers.

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It is curious to observe how exactly the prophecy of the Druidess has been fulfilled with regard to these hedgehogs.

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From the very first moment that he had set eyes upon the Druidess he had been struck with wondrous admiration.

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