lioness/ˈlaɪ.ə.nɪs/EtymologyFrom Middle English leonesse, lyonesse, from Old French leonesse, lionesse; equivalent to lion + -ess.nounA female lion (animal).“Residents on the south-western outskirts of Berlin are being urged to stay indoors after overnight sightings of a “loose, dangerous animal”, suspected to be an escaped lioness.”A female lion (famous person regarded with interest and curiosity).“The stories were a tremendous success; she was one of the leading lionesses of London literary society.”A female visitor to a student at Oxford, especially during commemoration week.“When "lionesses" visiting Oxford for the gay doings of commemoration week spend a morning at Merton, they should look out for Antony Wood's mural tablet in the chapel, […]”A player for England women's national football team