Quakeress

American  

[kwey-ker-is] / ˈkweɪ kər ɪs /

noun

Older Use.

1. a woman or girl who is a Quaker.

   In earlier days, Quakeresses wore colored aprons of green or blue, but preferably of the former color.

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Gender

See -ess.

Etymology

Origin of Quakeress

First recorded in 1715–25; Quaker + -ess

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Quakeress

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

He, a self-styled Quaker, and his mother, a devout Quakeress, both lied in an attempt to get him into the Marine Corps under the legal age.*

From Time Magazine Archive

My mother was a Quakeress and she felt that it was a spiritual marriage.

From Time Magazine Archive

When I look, I am perplexed to see a tall, slender girl— fair as a lily, fresh as a rose, demure as a young Quakeress, yet who looks kindly at me, like an old acquaintance.

From Daisy Burns (Volume 2) by Kavanagh, Julia