单词 | dictatress |
释义 | dictatressn. A female dictator; a woman who dictates (in various senses). Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority > person having absolute authority > woman dictatrix1623 dictatress1677 1677 F. Bampfield All in One 86 This is the Doctress and Dictatress. 1733 M. Masters Poems Several Occasions 167 A wond'rous Glass the wise Dictatress shews, Which, Objects long forgot, again renews. 1784 R. Bage Barham Downs II. 1 Vanity was the universal dictatress. 1809 Ld. Byron Eng. Bards & Sc. Reviewers 54 Earth's chief dictatress, ocean's mighty queen. 1827 W. Scott Life Napoleon VIII. vi. 152 Paris..the dictatress..of taste..to..Europe. 1860 F. Hall Jrnl. 13 Jan. in F. G. Notehelfer Japan through Amer. Eyes (2001) 64 I often see..the husband consulting his wife over a sale, and not unfrequently she appears to be the dictatress of terms. 1910 Westm. Gaz. 13 Apr. 4/1 Princesses and ladies of all degrees..mingle with dictatresses of fashion from Paris. 1996 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) (Nexis) 31 May 22 Now we have the musical theater actress who was so winning in ‘Oliver!’ and ‘Nine’ as the Argentinian dictatress [sc. Eva Peron]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1677 |
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