authoress
noun/ˈɔː.θə.ɹɛs/UK/ˈɔ.θɚ.ɹɛs/US
Etymology
From Middle English aucteuresse; equivalent to author + -ess.
- inherited from aucteuresse
Definitions
A female author.
- This obſervation is verified in our authoreſs, who, without deſign, without art, and without inſtruction is arrived at a wonderful perfection in the art of poetry, and may be placed amongſt poets of the firſt claſs.
- Eve was the authoress of sin, Mary the authoress of merit… the one wounded, the other healed.
The neighborhood
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No curated loop yet for authoress. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA