traitress

English

Etymology

French traîtresse.

Noun

traitress (plural traitresses)

1. Obsolete form of traitoress.
   • 1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […]”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J. M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, line 725:

     My wife, my traitress, let her not come near me.

   • 1690, [John] Dryden, Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: […], London: […] Jo. Hindmarsh, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page number):

     Would'st thou revenge thee, traitress, hadst thou pow'r?

References

• “traitress”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• starriest