“rectress”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

rectress

释义

rectress|ˈrɛktrɪs|
Also 7 rect'ress.
[See rector, rectrix, and -ess.]
†1. A female ruler or governor. Obs.
1603B. Jonson Sejanus v. vi, Great mother Fortvne,..Queene of humane state, Rectresse of Action.1605Drayton Man in Moone 301 The mighty rectres of this globe below.1656S. Holland Zara (1719) 59 Great Heccat, Rectress of Shades, Plashey Grots, and gloomy Glades.
fig.1634T. Johnson Parey's Chirurg. xxiv. x. (1678) 541 For there [in the head] the soul of life, which is the rectress or governess, is situated.
2. The female head of a school or institution.
a1843Southey Comm.-pl. Bk. Ser. ii. (1849) 30 Their superior was called the Prepostress, and they had Visitoresses, Rectresses, and other dignitaries, all in the feminine gender.1893J. Fahey Hist. Kilmacduagh 419 Rectress of the convent at Clarinbridge.
3. = rectoress 2. rare.
1906Month July 66 The rector and rectress, and their two delicate-looking, perfectly-dressed daughters.

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