doctoressn.

Brit.

/ˌdɒktəˈrɛs/,

/ˈdɒktərᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈdɑktərəs/

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

Etymology: < doctor n. + -ess suffix¹. Compare earlier doctress n., doctrice n., doctrix n.In sense 1 originally after German (Frau) Doktorin, form of address for a doctor's wife. Compare French doctoresse female medical doctor, woman with a doctorate (18th cent., now somewhat rare; 15th cent. in Middle French denoting a learned woman).

†1. Chiefly humorous. A doctor's wife. Cf. doctress n. 3 Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [noun] > wife > wife of one in specific occupation > specific

doctoress1622

generaless1646

tradeswomana1652

bishopess1699

doctress1748

vicaress1770

parsoness1784

farm wife1831

farmeress1833

old Dutcha1889

rebbetzin1892

owneress1923

faculty wife1962

1622 T. Wilson Christian Dict. (ed. 3) sig. Kk^v/1 In Germany, a Doctors or Rectors wife is tearmed Doctoresse and Rectoresse.

1810 Sporting Mag. 35 8 The doctor..came accompanied by his lady Mrs. Doctoress Savage.

1864 Cornhill Mag. Nov. 515 The mayoress brightened; the doctoress (assisting at the conference) brightened; the landlady nodded significantly.

†2. A female teacher; a learned woman; a woman who has a doctorate; = doctress n. 1. Obsolete.Doctor is now used to refer to female holders of doctorates as well as to male ones.

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society > education > teaching > teacher > [noun] > female

teacheressa1382

doctricea1475

instructrice?1529

doctress1549

doctrix1604

instructress1608

doctoress1626

lectoress1634

introductress1657

preceptress1712

educatress1800

1626 J. Florio et al. tr. T. Boccalini New-found Politicke i. 71 Glorying..to be called the Doctoresse of all Nations.

1689 J. Evelyn Let. 12 Aug. in Diary & Corr. (1852) III. 296 Helen Cornaro..received the degree of Doctoress at Padua.

1869 College Courant 13 Mar. 154/1 The list is sufficiently long to prove that Doctoresses..and Professoresses are not such novelties after all.

1902 E. Wharton Valley of Decision I. iv. 148 ‘The lovely doctoress?’ said Alfieri carelessly. ‘Oh, she's one of your prodigies of female learning, such as our topsy-turvey land produces.’

3. A female medical doctor; = doctress n. 2.Doctor is now used to refer to female medical doctors as well as to male ones. Doctoress is still sometimes used when emphasizing that a doctor is female, though lady doctor and (to a lesser extent) woman doctor are more common.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > healer > physician > [noun] > female

woman physician1533

doctress1577

doctrix1604

doctoress1641

physicianess1662

lady doctor1684

1641 J. Johnson Acad. Love 68 I observed that when these infirme persons came to the Doctoresses for remedy, being desperately sicke, they tooke them by the pulses or purses, by which they judged the disease.

1799 E. Gerrard Miscellanies 96 The old gipsy, who was the doctoress to the whole camp, began to examine his wounds.

1830 Fraser's Mag. 1 34 Let the healing doctoress come.

1900 I. Trabue Black Wench xv. 66 When anyone was sick, Nelly received the doctor's directions, gave all the medicine and bid fair to be a pretty good doctoress herself.

2006 Church Times 24 Mar. 25/3 Mary Seacole..learnt her skill as a nurse and doctoress from her mother.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

单词	doctoress
释义	doctoressn. Brit. /ˌdɒktəˈrɛs/, /ˈdɒktərᵻs/, U.S. /ˈdɑktərəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: doctor n., -ess suffix¹. Etymology: < doctor n. + -ess suffix¹. Compare earlier doctress n., doctrice n., doctrix n.In sense 1 originally after German (Frau) Doktorin, form of address for a doctor's wife. Compare French doctoresse female medical doctor, woman with a doctorate (18th cent., now somewhat rare; 15th cent. in Middle French denoting a learned woman). †1. Chiefly humorous. A doctor's wife. Cf. doctress n. 3 Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [noun] > wife > wife of one in specific occupation > specific doctoress1622 generaless1646 tradeswomana1652 bishopess1699 doctress1748 vicaress1770 parsoness1784 farm wife1831 farmeress1833 old Dutcha1889 rebbetzin1892 owneress1923 faculty wife1962 1622 T. Wilson Christian Dict. (ed. 3) sig. Kk^v/1 In Germany, a Doctors or Rectors wife is tearmed Doctoresse and Rectoresse. 1810 Sporting Mag. 35 8 The doctor..came accompanied by his lady Mrs. Doctoress Savage. 1864 Cornhill Mag. Nov. 515 The mayoress brightened; the doctoress (assisting at the conference) brightened; the landlady nodded significantly. †2. A female teacher; a learned woman; a woman who has a doctorate; = doctress n. 1. Obsolete.Doctor is now used to refer to female holders of doctorates as well as to male ones. ΘΚΠ society > education > teaching > teacher > [noun] > female teacheressa1382 doctricea1475 instructrice?1529 doctress1549 doctrix1604 instructress1608 doctoress1626 lectoress1634 introductress1657 preceptress1712 educatress1800 1626 J. Florio et al. tr. T. Boccalini New-found Politicke i. 71 Glorying..to be called the Doctoresse of all Nations. 1689 J. Evelyn Let. 12 Aug. in Diary & Corr. (1852) III. 296 Helen Cornaro..received the degree of Doctoress at Padua. 1869 College Courant 13 Mar. 154/1 The list is sufficiently long to prove that Doctoresses..and Professoresses are not such novelties after all. 1902 E. Wharton Valley of Decision I. iv. 148 ‘The lovely doctoress?’ said Alfieri carelessly. ‘Oh, she's one of your prodigies of female learning, such as our topsy-turvey land produces.’ 3. A female medical doctor; = doctress n. 2.Doctor is now used to refer to female medical doctors as well as to male ones. Doctoress is still sometimes used when emphasizing that a doctor is female, though lady doctor and (to a lesser extent) woman doctor are more common. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > healer > physician > [noun] > female woman physician1533 doctress1577 doctrix1604 doctoress1641 physicianess1662 lady doctor1684 1641 J. Johnson Acad. Love 68 I observed that when these infirme persons came to the Doctoresses for remedy, being desperately sicke, they tooke them by the pulses or purses, by which they judged the disease. 1799 E. Gerrard Miscellanies 96 The old gipsy, who was the doctoress to the whole camp, began to examine his wounds. 1830 Fraser's Mag. 1 34 Let the healing doctoress come. 1900 I. Trabue Black Wench xv. 66 When anyone was sick, Nelly received the doctor's directions, gave all the medicine and bid fair to be a pretty good doctoress herself. 2006 Church Times 24 Mar. 25/3 Mary Seacole..learnt her skill as a nurse and doctoress from her mother. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < n.1622
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