rectress

English

Etymology

rector +‎ -ess

Noun

rectress (plural rectresses)

1. Alternative form of rectoress
   • 1603 (first performance; published 1605), Beniamin Ionson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Seianus his Fall. A Tragœdie. […]”, in The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (First Folio), London: […] Will[iam] Stansby, published 1616, →OCLC:

     Rectress of action , arbitress of fate

References

• “rectress”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.