guardess means A female guard. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
Etymology
From guard + -ess.
noun
- A female guard.“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[…]”