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The word is valid and was used before around 1150-1450 ce, but fell out of favor eventually. You'll find it used in the original texts that used middle english where they reference female saints, particularly in england.
Although it's been adapted to contemporary english, no one really uses it. Not that theres a need to anyway. Plus, the removal of a few letters actually saved publishing houses a lot back in those days.
There's little benefit to keeping the gendered noun which i suppose is the reason why it was eventually nearly forgotten and equated altogether to saint.
Source: went to catholic school and along the way, encountered texts from the middle ages for my papers and thesis.
The word is valid and was used before around 1150-1450 ce, but fell out of favor eventually. You'll find it used in the original texts that used middle english where they reference female saints, particularly in england.
Although it's been adapted to contemporary english, no one really uses it. Not that theres a need to anyway. Plus, the removal of a few letters actually saved publishing houses a lot back in those days.
There's little benefit to keeping the gendered noun which i suppose is the reason why it was eventually nearly forgotten and equated altogether to saint.
Source: went to catholic school and along the way, encountered texts from the middle ages for my papers and thesis.
