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instructress|ɪnˈstrʌktrɪs|
[f. instructor or -er + -ess.]
A female instructor. Also fig.
1630R. Brathwait Eng. Gentl. iii. 75 Education is the Seasoner or instructresse [ed. 1641 mispr. instructess] of Youth, in principles of knowledge [etc.]. 1742Richardson Pamela IV. 38 You must allow me to look upon you as..my Instructress. 1825Lytton Falkland 28 To be the instructress of an infant, a Mother should be its playmate. 1845R. W. Hamilton Pop. Educ. ix. (ed. 2) 229 It will be said, that the Church of the Country is the proper instructress of the people. |