–ess (?). [OF. -esse, LL. -issa, Gr. �.] A suffix used to form feminine nouns; as, actress, deaconess, songstress.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.