1. The feminine is usually distinguished from the masculine by the ending -ess :
| Masculine. | Feminine. | Masculine. | Feminine. |
| abbot actor adulterer master author mayor duke monitor baron marquis murderer enchanter prophet god emperor founder governor seamster host elector sorcerer tiger traitor viscount | abbess actress adulteress mistress authoress (or author) mayoress duchess1 monitress baroness marchioness2 murderess enchantress prophetess goddess empress foundress governess sempstress3 hostess electress sorceress tigress traitress viscountess | lion benefactor negro canon patron count peer dauphin poet deacon proprietor preceptor protector prior giant heir shepherd hunter priest songster instructor inventor Jew | lioness benefactress negress canoness patroness countess peeress dauphiness poetess (or poet) deaconess proprietress (-trix) preceptress protectress prioress giantess heiress shepherdess huntress priestess songstress3 instructress inventress Jewess |
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