votist
English
Etymology
vote + -ist
Noun
votist (plural votists)
- (obsolete) One who makes a vow.
- 1613, George Chapman, The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois
- a poore woman , votiſt of reuenge
- 1613, George Chapman, The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for votist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)