LIONESS


Meaning of LIONESS in English

ˈlīənə̇s noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle English liones, leonesse, from Old French lionesse, leonesse, from lion, leon lion + -esse -ess — more at lion

: a female lion

hardly a literary lion or lioness whom she did not admire — Times Literary Supplement

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