supportress

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noun

A female supporter.

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Meanings

nounsupportress (plural supportresses)

plural supportresses

  1. archaicA female supporter.

    You are my gracious patroness and supportress.

    1633, Philip Massinger, The Guardian

Origin

From supporter + -ess.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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