comfortress

comfortress
\\-(r).trə̇s\ noun (-es)
Etymology: Middle English confortouresse, from Middle French conforteresse, feminine of conforteor
: a female comforter

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  • Comfortress — Com fort*ress, n. A woman who comforts. [1913 Webster] To be your comfortress, and to preserve you. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • comfortress — com·for·tress …   English syllables

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