† Methusalemessn.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: English Methusalem , Methuselah n., -ess suffix1.
Etymology: < Methusalem, variant of Methuselah n. + -ess suffix1.
Obsolete.
1790 H. Walpole 29 Nov. Madame Grifoni..would now be a Methusalemess.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online September 2019).