ambassadrixn.

Brit.

/amˈbasədrɪks/, U.S.

/æmˈbæsəˌdrɪks/,

/əmˈbæsəˌdrɪks/

Forms:

α. 1600s– ambassadrix.

β. 1600s embassadrix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: ambassador n., -trix suffix.

Etymology: Irregularly < ambassador n. (see -trix suffix), probably originally after French ambassadrice ambassadrice n. Compare earlier ambassadress n., ambassatrice n., ambassatrix n., and later ambassadrice n.With the β. forms compare e.g. embassador n., embassy n., and also embassatrix n.

Now rare.

The wife of an ambassador; = ambassadress n. 2. Later also: a female ambassador; = ambassadress n. 1. Cf. ambassatrix n.

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society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > ambassador or envoy > female

embassadress1594

ambassadress1598

ambassatrix1616

ambassatrice1625

ambassadrix1662

1662 Relation Massacre French Ambassador 5 The Coach of the Ambassadrix of France.

1767 O. MacAllester Series Lett. Scheme Invasion Eng. II. l. 143 The brilliant equipage and retinue, which conducted her as ambassadrix to Vienna.

1827 Harmonicon 5 195/2 Mlle. Sontag, prefering glory to grandeur, has declined the double title of ambassadrix and peeress of England.

1976 R. Patrick Kennedy's Children ii. 30 She was our ambassadrix to the world and I suppose she had to dress in a way that would appeal to people.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ambassadrix
释义	ambassadrixn. Brit. /amˈbasədrɪks/, U.S. /æmˈbæsəˌdrɪks/, /əmˈbæsəˌdrɪks/ Forms: α. 1600s– ambassadrix. β. 1600s embassadrix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: ambassador n., -trix suffix. Etymology: Irregularly < ambassador n. (see -trix suffix), probably originally after French ambassadrice ambassadrice n. Compare earlier ambassadress n., ambassatrice n., ambassatrix n., and later ambassadrice n.With the β. forms compare e.g. embassador n., embassy n., and also embassatrix n. Now rare. The wife of an ambassador; = ambassadress n. 2. Later also: a female ambassador; = ambassadress n. 1. Cf. ambassatrix n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > ambassador or envoy > female embassadress1594 ambassadress1598 ambassatrix1616 ambassatrice1625 ambassadrix1662 1662 Relation Massacre French Ambassador 5 The Coach of the Ambassadrix of France. 1767 O. MacAllester Series Lett. Scheme Invasion Eng. II. l. 143 The brilliant equipage and retinue, which conducted her as ambassadrix to Vienna. 1827 Harmonicon 5 195/2 Mlle. Sontag, prefering glory to grandeur, has declined the double title of ambassadrix and peeress of England. 1976 R. Patrick Kennedy's Children ii. 30 She was our ambassadrix to the world and I suppose she had to dress in a way that would appeal to people. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1662
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