[1790–1800; edit(o)r + -ess]This word is first recorded in the period 1790–1800. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cannibalism, idealism, methodology, modular, rationalism-ess is a suffix forming distinctively feminine nouns. Other words that use the affix-ess include: actress, canoness, conductress, heiress, proprietress
Examples of 'editress' in a sentence
editress
`Perhaps they'll put the holiday off for another week," suggested Alicia Leonard, the editress of the school magazine.