votaress

American  

[voh-ter-is] / ˈvoʊ tər ɪs /

noun

Now Rare.

1. a woman who is a votary.

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Gender

See -ess.

Etymology

Origin of votaress

First recorded in 1580–90; votar(y) + -ess

Example Sentences

Then Ráma to the votaress said Whose holy vows were perfected: “Go, lady, where thou fain wouldst be, O thou who well hast honoured me.”

From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)

Indeed, my brave votaress, there is something that disturbs me in the directness of that question, something ominous in those words, give my life.

From The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance by More, Paul Elmer

With a wicked votaress, who has been dead nearly a couple of centuries," interposed Sir Ralph; "and who, by her sinful life, merited the punishment she is said to have incurred.

From The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest by Ainsworth, William Harrison

In some cases—e.g., that of the votaress of the Snake Goddess—the skirt, below a small panier or apron, is composed of different coloured materials combined in a chequer pattern distantly resembling tartan.

From The Sea-Kings of Crete by Baikie, James

Mrs. Verne was in every sense a votaress to the world's caprice, yet she was not devoid of insight.

From Marguerite Verne by Armour, Rebecca Agatha