Home › Words › C › churchwardenesschurchwardenesschurchwardeness means A female churchwarden.EtymologyFrom churchwarden + -ess.nounA female churchwarden.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.churchwardenly 76% match — Having the manner of a churchwarden. vs churchwardeness →churchman 74% match — A churchwarden. vs churchwardeness →churchwoman 73% match — The female equivalent of a churchman. vs churchwardeness →churchwarden 73% match — A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish. vs churchwardeness →churchwardenship 73% match — The role or office of a churchwarden. vs churchwardeness →churchmaster 72% match — A churchwarden. vs churchwardeness →vestrywoman 72% match — female vestryman vs churchwardeness →warderess 70% match — A female warder. vs churchwardeness →