neatresse en · NOUN
Etymology
From neat (“cattle collectively”) + -resse.
Meanings
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(nonce-word, obsolete) A woman who takes care of cattle.
The Neatreſſe longing for the reſt, did egge him on to tell / How faire ſhe vvas, and vvho ſhe vvas.
1586, William Warner, “The Fourth Booke. Chapter XX.”, in Albions England. Or Historicall Map of the Same Island: […], London: […] George Robinson [and R. Ward] for Thomas Cadman, […], →OCLC, page 86:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| neatresses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |