单词 | effectress |
释义 | † effectressn. Obsolete. A female effecter. Also figurative (cf. effectrix n.). ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > [noun] > agent or person who causes causec1374 authora1382 workerc1384 causerc1386 begetterc1390 causac1420 workera1425 upraiserc1440 inspirerc1450 procurer1451 occasioner?c1452 procurator1486 purchaser1548 authorera1556 wielder1570 agent1571 effector1586 effecter1591 authoress1592 effectress1601 effectrix1611 performer1616 inducera1631 causeress1631 causatrix1649 father-in-law1650 pregnatress1651 matter1686 energizer1804 establisher1812 bringer1866 1601 W. Cornwallis Ess. II. xxxviii. sig. Bbv It is so certaine an effectresse of things prosperously. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 8 The Virgin Marie..reputed an effectresse of miracles. 1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike 143 The effectress of a thingliness or essence. 1683 S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Two Disc. Soul of Brutes i. ix. 52 The Activity, or the lively unfolding of the Spirits (which is the Effectress of Pleasure). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1601 |
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