authoress
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.θə.ɹɛs/ / /ˈɔ.θɚ.ɹɛs/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English aucteuresse; equivalent to author + -ess.
- A female author.
“This obſervation is verified in our authoreſs, who, without deſign, without art, and without inſtruction is arrived at a wonderful perfection in the art of poetry, and may be placed amongſt poets of the firſt claſs.”
“Eve was the authoress of sin, Mary the authoress of merit… the one wounded, the other healed.”