Druidess

[ droo-i-dis ]

noun(often lowercase)
  1. a female member of the Druids.

Origin of Druidess

1
First recorded in 1745–55; Druid + -ess

usage note For Druidess

See -ess.

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How to use Druidess in a sentence

  • A peculiar rite was practised by the Druidesses who resided in an island at the mouth of the Loire.

    The Student's Mythology | Catherine Ann White
  • At this juncture one of the Druidesses, at the solicitation of her companions, advanced into the midst of the assembly.

    Annals of a Fortress | E. Viollet-le-Duc
  • The Druidesses, with dishevelled hair, fastened sacred boughs to the wattling of the ramparts.

    Annals of a Fortress | E. Viollet-le-Duc
  • Interviews with Druidesses were not, in those days, very easy of accomplishment, and were not unattended with danger.

    River Legends | E. H. Knatchbull-Hugessen
  • Thus, there were now Druidesses, as there had been Druids before.

    Myths of the Rhine | X. B. Saintine