bearess

noun2

1. •
   (rare) A female bearer.

   • Ring bearer and bearess were Larry and Mary Lynn Ayers, Springfield, Va., nephew and niece of the bridegroom. — 1968
2. •
   Synonym of she-bear.

   • See, farther, two every-day figures sitting faithfully together like a pair of turtle doves, or a bear and his bearess.[…]The poor horse drew Bear and his Bearess heavily along. — 1842