# prophetess

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹɒfɪˈtɛs/ · frequency rank #79,882

## Definitions
1. A female prophet.

## Etymology
From Middle English prophetesse, from Old French prophetesse, from Late Latin prophetissa. By surface analysis, prophet + -ess.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/prophetess