correctress

noun

Etymology

From corrector + -ess.

  1. inherited from corrector
  2. suffixed as correctress — “corrector + ess

Definitions

  1. A woman or girl who corrects

    A woman or girl who corrects; a female corrector; a correctrix.

    • In order the better to acquit herself of her Office, the Correctress should look over beforehand what has to be read.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for correctress. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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