Druidess

[ droo-i-dis ]

noun

, (often lowercase)

1. a female member of the Druids.

Gender Note

See -ess.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Druidess¹

First recorded in 1745–55; Druid + -ess

Example Sentences

He finally tore his eyes away from the druidess Cliodna, who was scratching her nose, to open a bag of Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans.

From Literature

The chief Druidess, standing by a rude stone altar, received the victim dragged thither by her companions.

From Project Gutenberg

A terrible rite was connected with this; for the Druidess nuns were obliged at this time to pull down and rebuild each year the roof of their temple, as a symbol of the destruction and renovation of the world.

From Project Gutenberg

Between the two supports of the dolmen, stretched on the sacrificial table and clad in a spotless gown that came down to her feet, lay the Druidess.

From Project Gutenberg

Standing against the sacrificial altar, he looked down upon the Druidess.

From Project Gutenberg