-ə̇d.ə̇s, -ə̇tə̇s noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English prophetesse, from Middle French, from Late Latin prophetissa, from Latin propheta prophet + Late Latin -issa -ess
1. : a female prophet
2. : the wife of a prophet
-ə̇d.ə̇s, -ə̇tə̇s noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English prophetesse, from Middle French, from Late Latin prophetissa, from Latin propheta prophet + Late Latin -issa -ess
1. : a female prophet
2. : the wife of a prophet
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012