traitoress en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English traitresse, traytouresse, from Middle French traitresse, Anglo-Norman traiteresse, treiteresce; equivalent to traitor + -ess.
Meanings
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(archaic) A female traitor.
Rather than heed her warnings, those who hear her words name her a traitoress or a woman insane.
2005, Lynda Rue Duerksen Jordan, Risking Apollo’s Kiss: Stories of Academically-Talented Women Teachers Naming Themselves, page 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| traitresse | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| traytresse | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| traitoresse | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| traitoresses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| traytoresse | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| traitress | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| traytoress | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| traytress | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |