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promotress|prəʊˈməʊtrɪs|
[f. promoter + -ess1.]
A female promoter. So [in L. form] proˈmotrix, in same sense.
1622H. Sydenham Serm. Sol. Occ. ii. (1637) 107 A promotresse and bawd to error. 1678A. Walker Funeral C'tess Warwick 48 The greatest Mistress, and Promotress..of a new Science—The Art of obliging. 1892Cornh. Mag. July 14 The promotress of mothers' meetings. 1660J. Lloyd Prim. Episc. 17 A zealous promotrix of the Schism of the Donatists. |