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Webster 1913 Edition

Heroess

He′ro-ess

(hē′rŏ-ĕs)

,

Noun.

A heroine.

[Obs.]

Dryden.

Definition 2024

heroess

heroess

English

Noun

heroess ‎(plural heroesses)

(obsolete) A heroine; a female hero.
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