† charmeressn.
Obsolete.
A female charmer.
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c1340 Ayenb. 19 Þe deuines and þe wichen and þe charmeresses, þet workeþ be þe dyeules crefte.
c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame 1261 Phitonesses, charmeresses, Olde wytches.
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