authoress en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɔː.θə.ɹɛs/ (UK)
- /ˈɔ.θɚ.ɹɛs/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English aucteuresse; equivalent to author + -ess.
Meanings
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(dated) A female author.
Eve was the authoress of sin, Mary the authoress of merit… the one wounded, the other healed.
1841, Thomas Butler, The Truths of the Catholic Religion, page 102: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.
1765 January, “A further Account of the celebrated German Poeteſs”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, page 5:He understands those things, and he says it's a remarkable piece of work. But are you fancying she's an authoress?—not a bit of it.
1901 [1878], chapter 9, in Constance Garnett, transl., Anna Karenina, translation of Анна Каренина (Anna Karenina) by Leo Tolstoy, part 7:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| authress | alternative | lexicographic | |
| authouress | alternative | lexicographic | |
| authoresses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (36)
pt autora (female author) · fi kirjailijatar (female author) · pl pisarka (female author) · sh književnica (female author) · cs autorka (female author) · uk а́вторка (female author) · kw awtoures (female author) · it autrice (female author) · bg писа́телка (female author) · ca autora (female author) · cy awdures (female author) · ru писа́тельница (female author) · sh autorica (female author) · ar مُؤَلِّفَة (female author) · nl autrice (female author) · ro autoare (female author) · hu szerzőnő (female author) · da forfatterinde (female author) · fr écrivaine (female author) · eo aŭtorino (female author) · el συγγραφέας (female author) · ga banúdar (female author) · pl autorka (female author) · sv författarinna (female author) · ka ავტორი (female author) · nb forfatterinne (female author) · fr autrice (female author) · ar مُصَنِّفَة (female author) · nn forfattarinne (female author) · de Autorin (female author) · uk письме́нниця (female author) · hu írónő (female author) · bg а́вторка (female author) · cmn 女作家 (female author) · nl schrijfster (female author) · es autora (female author)