'Shepherdess' definitions:
Definition of 'shepherdess'
(from WordNet)
noun
A woman shepherd
Definition of 'Shepherdess'
From: GCIDE
- Shepherdess \Shep"herd*ess\, n. A woman who tends sheep; hence, a rural lass. [1913 Webster]
- She put herself into the garb of a shepherdess. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]