procuress /pɹəˈkjʊəɹɪs/ noun2 •A middlewoman: a woman who performs as a go-between, an intermediary. •A female procurer.Old witches in the cities and country-side throve upon the sale of death spells and love philtres. They also made a trade of abortificants, and frequently practised the whiles of the procuress. — 1936 formsprocuresses