Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A female inhabitant.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare A female inhabitant.
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- noun archaic A
female inhabitant .
Etymologies
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inhabitor + -ess
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Examples
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Sing, &c. -- alluding to Ex 15: 21. 6. inhabitant of Zion -- Hebrew, "inhabitress"; so "daughter of Zion," that is, Zion and its people. in the midst of thee -- of Jerusalem literally (Jer 3: 17; Eze 48: 35; Zep
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The address is to Jerusalem, as representative of the whole people. inhabitant of the fortress -- rather, "inhabitress of the fortress."
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The inhabitress of Zaanan is not come forth for the lamentation of Beth-ezel: he will take from you its shelter.
The Holy Bible: Darby Translation Anonymous 1867
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