-də̇s noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English shepherdesse, from shepherde + -esse -ess
1. : a woman or girl who tends sheep : a female shepherd
2. : a rural lass
-də̇s noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English shepherdesse, from shepherde + -esse -ess
1. : a woman or girl who tends sheep : a female shepherd
2. : a rural lass
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012