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单词 possessoress
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possessoressn.

Brit. /pəˌzɛsəˈrɛs/, /pəˈzɛsərᵻs/, U.S. /pəˈzɛsərəs/
Forms: 1500s–1600s possesseresse, 1600s 1900s– possessoress.
Origin: Partly a borrowing from French. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French possesseresse ; possessor n., -ess suffix1.
Etymology: Originally < Middle French, French†possesseresse (1464–1506; 1384 as possessaresse ) < Middle French possesseur possessor n. + -esse -ess suffix1. In later use probably re-formed < possessor n. + -ess suffix1.
rare.
A female possessor.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > possessor > [noun] > female
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1512 Helyas in W. J. Thoms Coll. Early Prose Romances (1828) III. 11 I am the ladye and possesseresse of this londe.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Possesseresse, a possesseresse, a woman that possesses, holds, enioyes.
1681 W. Robertson Phraseologia generalis (1693) 1007 A possessoress, domina.
1995 alt.personals.bondage (Usenet newsgroup) (title of posting) Mistress Scarlett—my dominatrix and possessoress.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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