单词 | persecutrix |
释义 | persecutrixn. A female persecutor. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [noun] > persecution > one who > female persecutrixa1572 persecutress1645 a1572 J. Knox Hist. Reformation Scotl. (1587) i. 194 Iesabell..a cruell persecutrix of Gods people. 1778 H. Fox tr. G. A. de Méhégan View Universal Mod. Hist. II. 317 This affection only served to exasperate her persecutrix, already determined to sacrifice her. 1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. I. iv. 132 The venom was ejaculated into the eyes and upon the lips of its persecutrix. 1842 G. S. Faber Provinc. Lett. (1844) I. 23 If Rome be an idolatrous persecutrix of the real people of God. 1949 M. Fortes Web of Kinship among Tallensi xi. 326 If he becomes a diviner the erstwhile persecutrix becomes his benefactress. 1995 Guardian (Nexis) 30 Dec. (Weekend Suppl.) 24 Cherie Booth QC was revealed as the persecutrix of poll tax defaulters, having acted against them on behalf of several councils. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1572 |
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