Unnumbered source etymology
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Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth; today more often spelled Bessie.
Etymology tree English Bess Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Bessy From Bess + -y.
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