The Collaborative International Dictionary
Votaress
Votaress \Vo"ta*ress\, n. [See Votary, n.]
A woman who is a votary.
--Shak.
Wiktionary
votaress
n. A female votary.
Usage examples of "votaress".
Yet, though Kenneth knew this to be the case, the solemnity of the place and hour, the surprise at the sudden appearance of these votaresses, and the visionary manner in which they moved past him, had such influence on his imagination that he could scarce conceive that the fair procession which he beheld was formed of creatures of this world, so much did they resemble a choir of supernatural beings, rendering homage to the universal object of adoration.