conqueress en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English conqueresse, conquiris, conquires, probably from Old French; equivalent to conquer + -ess.
Meanings
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A female conqueror.
And now by this the noble Conquereſſe / Her ſelfe came in, her glory to partake;
1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], part II (books IV–VI), London: […] [Richard Field] for William Ponsonby, →OCLC, stanza 36, page 278:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| conqueresses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
victoress · victrix · victress · victrice
Translations (2)
kw fethores (Female conqueror — see also conqueror) · la victrix (Female conqueror — see also conqueror)