Etymograph

English

singeress

Singeress comes from Middle English syngeresse ‘a female singer’, and goes back to singen.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500singen1
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500synger2‘a singer’
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500syngeresse3‘a female singer’
  4. Englishtodaysingeress3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Middle English synger
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Middle English syngeresse
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English singeress

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500singenWiktionary, Middle English synger
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500syngerWiktionary, Middle English syngeresse‘a singer’
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500syngeresseWiktionary, English singeress‘a female singer’
  4. EnglishtodaysingeressWiktionary, English singeress

Linked words

through Middle English singen

singing, 3 more

Today it means

noun A female singer.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “singeress”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Middle English synger, Middle English syngeresse. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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