votress
See also: vot'ress
English
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: vōtʹrĭs, IPA(key): /ˈvəʊtɹɪs/
Etymology 1
editSyncopic form of votaress by analogy with enchantress et al.
Alternative forms
edit- vot’ress [18th–19th century]
Noun
editvotress (plural votresses)
- (now rare, historical) A female votary. [from 16th c.]
- 1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 52:
- “Breathe soft, ye Gales!” the fair Cᴀʀʟɪɴᴀ cries, / “Bear on broad wings your Votress to the skies.”
References
edit- “ˈvotress¹” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Etymology 2
editNoun
editvotress (plural votresses)
References
edit- “ˈvotress²” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]