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portress
por·tress [ páwrtrəss ] (plural por·tress·es) or por·ter·ess [ páwrtərəss, páwrtrəss ] (plural por·ter·ess·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
U.K. woman porter: a woman who is a doorkeeper or caretaker, especially in a convent
[15th century. <porter2]
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