Britoness

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UK/ˈbɹɪtənɛs/

noun

A British woman.

First used 16th c.Scrabble 11
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Meanings

nounBritoness (plural Britonesses)

plural Britonesses

  1. literaryA British woman.First known use 16th c.

    Yet the bold Britonesse was nought ydred, / Though much emmov'd, but stedfast still persevered.

    1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

Origin

From Briton + -ess.

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APA

Britoness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Britoness

MLA

“Britoness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Britoness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Britoness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Britoness.

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