† fautressn.
Obsolete.
A female fautor: (a) a patroness; (b) an instigator.
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the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > one who incites or instigates > female
mistressa1387
authrix?a1475
fautress1605
instigatrix1611
provokeress1611
stimulatrix1611
motrix1642
fomentress1646
promptress1793
stimulatress1846
the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > patronage > [noun] > patron > female
patronessa1425
protectricec1429
protectrixc1450
mistress?1461
fautrix1582
fautress1605
fairy godmother1857
madrina1971
1605 M. Drayton Poems sig. Hh6v O sacred bounty, mother of content, Fautresse and happy nourisher of Arts.
1621 G. Sandys tr. Ovid First Five Bks. Metamorphosis iii. 64 Mans Fautresse, Pallas..stood by.
1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Fautress, she that favoureth or maintaineth.
1703 N. Rowe Ulysses iii. i. 1125 Pallas, the Fautress of my Master's Arms.
1717 S. Garth in J. Dryden et al. tr. Ovid Metamorphoses Ded. sig. Ai He comes from Banishment to the Fautress of Liberty.
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