What does shepherdess mean?
Shepherdess means (dated) A female shepherd..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(dated) A female shepherd..
September 2014, New York Film Festival to Revive Paul Grimault’s Animated Classic IndieWire the satirical The King And The Mockingbird follows a chimney sweep and shepherdess on the run from a tyrannical king
November 2014, It’s Taken Decades, But the Surreal Animated Film The King and the Mockingbird Is Finally Here Vulture The king is in love with a beautiful shepherdess in a painting on his wall, but she herself is in love with the handsome chimney sweep in the painting beside her.
I thought it a crime to refuse nature the maintenance of a life much more grievous than death. I changed my* dress for the simple habit of a shepherdess, and embraced this state as my only refuge; since that time all my consolation has been to weep over this grave, which shall be my own.
A Faithful Shepherdess
Use shepherdess when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shepherdess means (dated) A female shepherd..
Common synonyms include pastoress, pastrix.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
September 2014, New York Film Festival to Revive Paul Grimault’s Animated Classic IndieWire the satirical The King And The Mockingbird follows a chimney sweep and shepherdess on the run from a tyrannical king
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