| 释义 |
† docˈtrice Obs.
[ad. L. doctrix, -trīc-em female teacher, fem. of doctor; perh. through an obs. F. *doctrice.]
A female teacher: in quots. used of things personified; = prec. 1 b.
c1450tr. De Imitatione iii. lx, Þi grace..is maistresse of trouþe, doctrice of discipline, liȝt of þe herte. 1548Udall Erasm. Par. Luke i. 27 The Jewish tongue..being..the doctrice and auauncer of carnall obseruaunces. 1577J. Knewstub Confut. Heresies (1579) 18 a, Marie..signifieth with him a doctrice. |