votaress

• votress

From votar(y) +‎ -ess.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈvəʊtəɹɪs/

votaress (plural votaresses)

1. A female votary.
   • 1931, Robert E. Howard, ‘The Black Stone’:

     Madness grew in the eyes of the capering votaress and was reflected in the eyes of the watchers.

   • 2009 July 1, Alastair Macaulay, “Under the Crescent Moon: The Huntress as (Angry) Object of Desire”, in New York Times‎:

     Aminta, of course, falls in love with Sylvia at first sight, and she, chaste votaress of Diana, is outraged.