presbyteress
/ˌprɛzbɪtəˈrɛs/ /ˌprɛsbɪtəˈrɛs/ /ˈprɛzbɪt(ə)rɪs/(also presbytress)
noun
1The wife of a presbyter or priest. Now historical.
2A female presbyter; specifically a member of an order of women in the early Church, having some of the functions of presbyters.
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in John Bale (1495–1563), bishop of Ossory, evangelical polemicist, and historian. From post-classical Latin presbyterissa woman serving the church, priest's wife from presbyter + -issa.