suitress

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noun

A female supplicant or suitor.

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Meanings

nounsuitress (plural suitresses)

plural suitresses

  1. A female supplicant or suitor.

    Beshrew me, but 'twere pity of his heart, That could refuse a boon to such a suitress.

    1714, Nicholas Rowe, Jane Shore, act III

Origin

From suitor + -ess.

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APA

suitress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suitress

MLA

“suitress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suitress. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suitress,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suitress.

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