Home › Words › M › ministressministressministress · noun — A woman who ministers.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Middle English ministresse; equivalent to minister + -ess. Compare Latin ministrīx.nounA woman who ministers.e.g.“Thus then at first was beauty sent from heaven, The lovely ministress of truth and good In this dark world.” — 1744, Mark Akenside, Pleasures of Imagination:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ministrate 77% match — To minister. vs ministress →ministracy 72% match — ministration vs ministress →ministering 68% match — Of one who, or something that, administers. vs ministress →minstreless 67% match — A female minstrel. vs ministress →ministration 65% match — The act of ministering; an instance of providing aid, care, or assistance. vs ministress →ministerial 65% match — Related to a religious minister or ministry. vs ministress →ministerly 65% match — Befitting a minister. vs ministress →ministrative 64% match — Serving to aid; ministering. vs ministress →