[DOC] [TLE] The language of gender | Oxford Dictionaries [PAR] This is because the female form has developed negative associations which the 
male ... For more information about this, see the following section on gender-
neutral language. ... The ending (or suffix) -ess has been used since the Middle 
Ages to form ... actor/actress, heir/heiress, manager/manageress, and poet/
poetess. [DOC] [TLE] Ways of forming the feminine gender - English Grammar [PAR] Feb 14, 2011 ... Bachelor (masculine) / spinster or maid (feminine); Boy / girl; Man / woman; 
Husband / ... Giant / giantess; Heir / heiress; Host / hostess; Lion / lioness; Mayor / 
mayoress; Poet / poetess; Priest / priestess. In the following -ess is added after 
dropping the vowel of the masculine ending. ... Read moreShow less. [DOC] [TLE] Feminine Gender : Grammar : Letters : Parts of Speech : Alphabets [PAR] Heir : Heiress; Jew : Jewess; Baron : Baroness; Peer : Peeress We can form the 
feminine gender by adding a syllable ess after dropping the ending vowel. [DOC] [TLE] THE NOUN [PAR] The noun has the following morphological characteristics: ... gender-forming 
suffix in Modern English, the suffix -ess, expressing feminine gender. It is not 
widely used. ... poet  poet-ess ... Compound nouns are nouns built from two or 
more stems. .... [z] after voiced consonants other than sibilants and after vowels: 
flowers,... [DOC] [TLE] Common Errors in English Usage by Paul Brians - Washington State ... [PAR] Very likely, though it's really aimed at the most common errors of native speakers. 
... If even the OED regards a usage as accepted in modern English, then one 
should ... A/AN If the word following begins with a vowel sound, the word you 
want is .... The one-word spelling "acapella" is widely used by Americans, 
including by... [DOC] [TLE] Suffixes [PAR] Here are some others that are also (mostly) feminine after adding the suffix "-t" or 
"-st": ... In modern German, "-chen" is the more frequent form, while "-lein" is ..... is 
much less frequent, but it replaces "-haft" if the adjective is then to become an... [DOC] [TLE] Poems in the Courtly Tradition | Robbins Library Digital Projects [PAR] annoyed; great host entirely armed, without falsehood (i.e., assuredly) Chased; 
sea coast. Then; (see note) without [a] doubt endorsed; (see note) (t-note) [DOC] [TLE] The Grammar of English Grammars/Part II - Wikisource, the free ... [PAR] Aug 18, 2016 ... By observing its derivation from the verb, and then placing it after to .... Adjectives 
commonly express the concrete qualities of persons or ... Though a sentence of 
ordinary length usually embraces more than .... word begins with a vowel sound; 
as, An art, an end, an heir, an inch, an ounce, an hour, an urn. [DOC] [TLE] Editorial Style Guide | Sarah Lawrence College [PAR] Use periods after initials standing for given names and abbreviations of junior 
and senior ... Then drop the year and degree in subsequent references. .... 
relations and the general public all use the more universally accepted plural 
alumni. ... First, Alumnae, the nominative feminine plural form, is exclusive to 
female students. [DOC] [TLE] The Art of Dueling with Words - Oral Tradition Journal [PAR] pointing out that the improvised poetry in song duels is akin to a prophetic ... 
than a decade of work on a genre of sung, improvised verbal duel, the ... 
hendecasyllables, in rhyme (following the scheme ABABABCC), on a theme .... 
As tapes and tape players became more widely available, ... Although rare, 
female poets in. [DOC] [TLE] Behind the Name: Browse Submitted Names [PAR] Now probably you will most commonly hear this name in the show, 'InuYasha'. .... 
Japanese feminine name meaning "beautiful generation". .... and is in fact more a 
statement than a word meaning

Question: This feminine suffix is more widely accepted after host or heir than after poet
Answer: -ess