lioness
A female lion animal.
Other meanings
A female lion famous person regarded with interest and curiosity.
A female visitor to a student at Oxford, especially during commemoration week.
Related words
- werelioness
- African lioness
- mountain lioness
- lionesslike
Word history
From Old French "leonesse".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “lioness” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.