votress

votress

See also: vot'ress

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: vōtʹrĭs, IPA^(key): /ˈvəʊtɹɪs/

Etymology 1

Syncopic form of votaress by analogy with enchantress et al.

Alternative forms

• vot’ress [18th–19th century]

Noun

votress (plural votresses)

1. (now rare, historical) A female votary. [from 16th c.]
   • 1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, p. 52:

     “Breathe soft, ye Gales!” the fair Cᴀʀʟɪɴᴀ cries, / “Bear on broad wings your Votress to the skies.”

References

• “ˈvotress¹” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Etymology 2

voter +‎ -ess

Noun

votress (plural votresses)

1. A female that votes; a female voter.

References

• “ˈvotress²” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]

Anagrams

• Stovers, stovers