Jewess

Definitions

A female Jew.

dated, humorous

Equivalents

Examples

“And the prominent, if not indeed the principal, part in the system of terrorism applied by the Extraordinary Commissions for Combating Counter-Revolution has been taken by Jews, and in some notable cases by Jewesses.”

“To whom did Ivanhoe tip⟳ his lance in gallantry today? To a Jewess named Rebecca, daughter of Isaac, the banker of his tribe. What could he want⟳ of the Jews except money for the ransom?”

“As for Wahram V (Gur), the Zoroastrian Persians could see⟳ him as a legitimate ruler and the Jews would see⟳ him as a Jewish king. After all, he was Jewish since his mother was a Jewess.”

“You really are a high-class Jewess, lemme tell⟳ ya.”

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