Quakeress
Americannoun
Gender
See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of Quakeress
Example Sentences
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Daniel, London, England Many years ago, Caroline Stephens, the great British Quakeress, wrote about the choices we make in life.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2010
But the singular Quakeress and the bigamist decide that this really does not matter.
From Time Magazine Archive
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"Why Lizzie," cried Quakeress Lucretia Mott, "thee will make us ridiculous!"
From Time Magazine Archive
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My mother was a Quakeress and she felt that it was a spiritual marriage.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The young folks will come to-night for the corn-husking, but I reckon there won’t be a girl that can hold a candle to my little Quakeress.
From Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls by Lucy Foster Madison
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