† dewessn.
Etymology: < Old French *deuesse, dieuesse, < deu , dieu god: see -ess suffix1. Compare deess n.
rare.
the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > goddess
a1400–50 3555 All driȝtens and dewessis ere dute of my name.
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