Etymology

authoress

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Today it means: A female author. Full definition →

Middle English aucteuresse
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromaucteuresse
  2. English todayauthoress

From Middle English aucteuresse; equivalent to author + -ess.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.