tutress en · NOUN
Etymology
Adaptation of Middle French tutreisse, tuteresse, or from Latin tūtrix by change of ending. Equivalent to tutor + -ess.
Meanings
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(alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete spelling of tutoress.
alt of tutoress
I offer ſubſcription; but always vnder reformation of that moſt honored Tutreſſes Pupils, which ſhall (omitting fabulous traſh) iudiciouſly inſtruct otherwiſe.
1612, [John Selden], “The Eleuenth Song. Illustrations.”, in Michael Drayton, edited by [John Selden], Poly-Olbion. Or A Chorographicall Description of Tracts, Riuers, Mountaines, Forests, and Other Parts of this Renowned Isle of Great Britaine, […], London: […] [Humphrey Lownes] for M[athew] Lownes; I[ohn] Browne; I[ohn] Helme; I[ohn] Busbie, →OCLC, page 192:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tutresses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |