What does authoress mean?
Authoress means (dated) A female author..
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/ˈɔː.θə.ɹɛs/ · noun
(dated) A female author..
This obſervation is verified in our authoreſs, who, without deſign, without art, and without inſtruction is arrived at a wonderful perfection in the art of poetry, and may be placed amongſt poets of the firſt claſs.
Eve was the authoress of sin, Mary the authoress of merit… the one wounded, the other healed.
Use authoress when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Authoress means (dated) A female author..
Common synonyms include authrix.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
This obſervation is verified in our authoreſs, who, without deſign, without art, and without inſtruction is arrived at a wonderful perfection in the art of poetry, and may be placed amongſt poets of the firſt claſs.
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