porteress

American  

[pawr-ter-is, pohr-] / ˈpɔr tər ɪs, ˈpoʊr- /

noun

1. portress.

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Gender

See -ess.

Example Sentences

"There is no saying; some sudden thought,—dread or fear,—for we poor women are but weak, cowardly things," said the porteress, assuming a timid, frightened manner.

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 1 of 6 by Sue, Eugène

The duties of the porteress were sufficiently simple, consisting chiefly in guarding the gate and admitting only persons properly accredited.

From Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) by Butler, Pierce

But when the porteress added, that it was the sister Clara whom the fiend had brought to the Dominican in his dream, a dreadful shriek filled the whole hall. 

From Faustus his Life, Death, and Doom by Borrow, George Henry

Well," cried the porteress, examining the portrait by the aid of the lamp, "was there ever such imperance?

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 by Sue, Eugène

Juve beside himself tore down the stairs full tilt, passed breathlessly the porteress, who seemed likely to faint at the sight of the headlong pace of the supposed paralytic.

From The Exploits of Juve Being the Second of the Series of the "Fantômas" Detective Tales by Souvestre, Émile