Home › Words › S › sergeantesssergeantesssergeantess means A female sergeant.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, sergeantess ranks #15,619 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Middle English sergeantesse; equivalent to sergeant + -ess.nounA female sergeant.e.g.“Mrs. Taradoodle,Sergeantess at Mace.” — 1684, The Parliament of Women, or, A Compleat History of the Proceedings and Debates, of a Particular Junto, of Ladies and Gentlewomen, with a Design to Alter the Government of the World by Way of SatDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.officeress 75% match — A female officer. vs sergeantess →lieutenantess 67% match — A female lieutenant. vs sergeantess →surgeoness 67% match — A female surgeon. vs sergeantess →guardess 65% match — A female guard. vs sergeantess →engineeress 65% match — A female engineer. vs sergeantess →commanderess 65% match — A female commander. vs sergeantess →secretaryess 65% match — a female secretary. vs sergeantess →warderess 63% match — A female warder. vs sergeantess →