A lioness is a female

lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'', native to Sub-Saharan Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body (biology), body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a dark, hairy tuft at the ...

. Lioness(es) may also refer to:

Music

* Lioness Records, a British record label * Lioness (band), a Canadian indie rock band ** ''Lioness'' (EP), their 2008 EP * ''Lioness'' (Sivert Høyem album), 2016 * ''Lioness'' (Beccy Cole album), 2018 * ''The Lioness'' (album), a 2000 album by Songs: Ohia, or its title song * '' Lioness: Hidden Treasures'', a 2011 posthumous compilation album by Amy Winehouse

Other media

* ''Lioness'' (2008 film), a documentary about American servicewomen in Iraq * ''Lioness'' (upcoming film), an upcoming film about suffragette Sophia Duleep Singh * ''Lioness'' (South African TV series) (2021– ), a crime drama * ''Lioness'' (American TV series) (2023– ), a spy thriller series * ''The Lioness'' (novel) (2002), a novel by Nancy Varian Berberick

Sports teams

National sports teams nicknamed ''Lionesses''

Argentina women's national field hockey team The Argentina women's national field hockey team () is governed by the Argentine Hockey Confederation (CAH). The current coach is Fernando Ferrara, who was appointed after Carlos Retegui was let go in late 2021. The team is currently second in ...

England women's national football team The England women's national football team, nicknamed the Lionesses, has been governed by the Football Association (FA) since 1993, having been previously administered by the Women's Football Association (WFA). England played its first interna ...

England women's national rugby league team The England women's national Rugby League team represents England in Women's Rugby League. They are administered by the Rugby Football League. History Early years Women's Rugby League was originally established in 1985 through the Women's A ...

Great Britain women's national rugby league team The Great Britain women's national rugby league team, also known as the Great Britain Lionesses, represents Great Britain in Women's rugby league. They are administered by the Rugby Football League (RFL). The Great Britain Lionesses were runner ...

* Kenya women's national rugby sevens team

Club sports teams

* Millwall Lionesses L.F.C., an English women's football club * London City Lionesses, an English women's football club

Other uses

* Team Lioness, female teams of United States Marines during the Iraq War * USS ''Lioness'' (1857), a steam ram * Lioness line, a railway line in the London area *

Jeanne de Clisson Jeanne de Clisson (1300–1359), also known as Jeanne de Belleville and the Lioness of Brittany, was a French/Breton people, Breton noblewoman who became a privateer to avenge her husband after he was executed for treason by King Philip VI of Fr ...