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portress

noun

a woman porter (doorkeeper)

See portress in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(pôrˈtrĭs, pōrˈ-) also por·ter·ess (-tər-ĭs)

noun

A woman doorkeeper or porter, especially in a convent.

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