knavess

English

Etymology

From knave +‎ -ess.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneɪvɛs/

Noun

knavess (plural knavesses)

1. (archaic) A knavish woman.
   • 1833, Thomas Carlyle, Count Cagliostro:

     Cullies, the easy cushions on which knaves and knavesses repose and fatten, have at all times existed, in considerable profusion

References

“knavess”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.