Definition of "shepherdess"
shepherdess
noun
plural shepherdesses, masculine shepherd
Quotations
I thought it a crime to refuse nature the maintenance of a life much more grievous than death. I changed my* dress for the simple habit of a shepherdess, and embraced this state as my only refuge; since that time all my consolation has been to weep over this grave, which shall be my own.
1763, Select Moral Tales. (The Good Mother, The Shepherdess of the Alps), page 83