noun
shepherdess
noun
1
A woman who tends sheep.
"In the old painting, a shepherdess watches over her flock on a hillside."
2
A large, deep, cushioned armchair.
"She curled up with a book in the shepherdess by the fire."
How to Use Shepherdess
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA female shepherd, or (less commonly today) a type of large cushioned armchair.
Word Forms
shepherdesses plural
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Etymology
From Middle English scheperdesse, formed from shepherd plus the feminine suffix -ess.