doctoresse

French

Etymology

Modeled after docteur m (“doctor”), from Latin doctor m +‎ -esse (“-ess”)

Noun

doctoresse f (plural doctoresses)

(dated) feminine equivalent of docteur; lady doctor

Synonyms

Further reading

“doctoresse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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