fautress

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noun

A patroness.

OriginLatin fautrix →
Scrabble 11
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Meanings

nounfautress (plural fautresses)

plural fautresses

  1. obsoleteA patroness.

    1598-1616, George Chapman (translator), Homer's Iliad Ever they cried to him. And this even his wise breast did move To more desire of victory, it made him pray, and prove, Minerva's aid, his fautress still: "O Goddess, hear," said he, "And to my feet stoop with thy help, now happy fautress be."

Synonyms & antonyms

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fautrix

Origin

  1. Latinfautrix
  2. Englishfautress

From Latin fautrix: compare French fautrice.

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APA

fautress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fautress

MLA

“fautress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fautress. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fautress,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fautress.

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