Meanings
nountutress (plural tutresses)
plural tutresses
- obsoleteObsolete spelling of tutoress.
I offer ſubſcription; but always vnder reformation of that moſt honored Tutreſſes Pupils, which ſhall (omitting fabulous traſh) iudiciouſly inſtruct otherwiſe.
1612, [John Selden], “The Eleuenth Song. Illustrations.”, in Michael Drayton, edited by [John Selden], Poly-Olbion. Or A Chorographicall Description of Tracts, Riuers, Mountaines, Forests, and Other Parts of this Renowned Isle of Great Britaine, […], London: […] [Humphrey Lownes] for M[athew] Lownes; I[ohn] Browne; I[ohn] Helme; I[ohn] Busbie, →OCLC, page 192
Origin
- Latintūtrix
- Middle Frenchtutreisse
- Englishtutress
Adaptation of Middle French tutreisse, tuteresse, or from Latin tūtrix by change of ending. Equivalent to tutor + -ess.
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APA
tutress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tutress
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“tutress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tutress. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tutress,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tutress.
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