agentessn.

Brit.

/ˌeɪdʒənˈtɛs/,

/ˈeɪdʒəntᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈeɪdʒən(t)əs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: agent n.¹, -ess suffix¹.

Etymology: < agent n.¹ + -ess suffix¹.

rare.

A female agent.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > one who acts for another > female

factrix1584

procuratrix1584

factoress1603

agentess1757

1757 H. Walpole Let. 4 Aug. in Private Corr. (1820) II. 31 I shall to-morrow deliver to your agentess, Mrs. Moreland—something—to send you.

1908 Railroad Telegrapher Dec. 2111/1 Miss M. N. Corts, ‘agentess’ at Karns, is off, visiting relatives in the Northwest.

1996 Washingtonian (Nexis) Feb. 60 The KGB agentess—if, indeed, she was that—departed with a suitcase full of sheer underthings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agentess
释义	agentessn. Brit. /ˌeɪdʒənˈtɛs/, /ˈeɪdʒəntᵻs/, U.S. /ˈeɪdʒən(t)əs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: agent n.¹, -ess suffix¹. Etymology: < agent n.¹ + -ess suffix¹. rare. A female agent. ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > one who acts for another > female factrix1584 procuratrix1584 factoress1603 agentess1757 1757 H. Walpole Let. 4 Aug. in Private Corr. (1820) II. 31 I shall to-morrow deliver to your agentess, Mrs. Moreland—something—to send you. 1908 Railroad Telegrapher Dec. 2111/1 Miss M. N. Corts, ‘agentess’ at Karns, is off, visiting relatives in the Northwest. 1996 Washingtonian (Nexis) Feb. 60 The KGB agentess—if, indeed, she was that—departed with a suitcase full of sheer underthings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1757
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