Meaning of guardess | Babel Free

Definitions

A female guard.

dated, rare

Examples

“The gala-dress of the guardesses was decent, and not uncomely. A narrow fillet of blue or white cotton bound the hair, and the bosom was concealed by a sleeveless waistcoat of various colours[…]”

“One day Trojan was sitting on the sofa when Leigh came into the room dressed as Else Kochs, a German concentration camp guardess […]”

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