lioness

Senso (Inglese)

  1. A female lion (animal).
  2. (figuratively) A female lion (famous person regarded with interest and curiosity).
  3. (obsolete) A female visitor to a student at Oxford, especially during commemoration week.

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Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈlaɪ.ə.nɪs/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle English leonesse, lyonesse, from Old French leonesse, lionesse; equivalent to lion + -ess.

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