Definitions
A female lion, especially an adult female of the species.
Word origin
From Middle English leonesse, lyonesse, from Old French leonesse, lionesse; equivalent to lion + -ess.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“The stories were a tremendous success; she was one of the leading lionesses of London literary society.”
“The social worker said she talked to her 28-year-old daughter about the battles Feinstein fought so that younger generations of women could dream bigger. “She was a lioness.””
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01“Female big cat”7 letters
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