victrice en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈvɪktɹɪs/
Etymology
From Middle English victrice, from Latin victrīx.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A female victor; a victress.
To have her captiv'd ſpirit freed from fleſh, / And on her Innocence, a garment freſh / And vvhite, as that, put on: and in her hand / VVith boughs of Palme, a crovvned Victrice ſtand.
a. 1638 (date written), Benjamin Jonson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Under-woods. Consisting of Divers Poems. An Elegie on My Muse.”, in The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. The Second Volume. […] (Second Folio), London: […] Richard Meighen, published 1640, →OCLC, page 260:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| victrices | Number=Plur | lexicographic |