loremistress

English

Etymology

From lore +‎ mistress.

Noun

loremistress (plural loremistresses)

1. A female loremaster.
   • 1984, Patricia Kennealy Morrison, The Copper Crown: A Novel of the Keltiad, Signet Books, page 342:

     “[…] Prydwen was Arthur’s ship, the one he sailed out against the Coranians and Mordryth’s traitors in the battle of the Roads of Camlann. It has always been thought he took Prydwen, and the Coranian flagship engaging her, into the Morimaruse, and neither came out again.” “And what of the Treasures, loremistress?”

   • 1985, “The Hunt”, in Susan Shwartz, editor, Moonsinger’s Friends: An Anthology in Honor of Andre Norton, Bluejay Books Inc., →ISBN, page 78:

     Like Andre Norton, Sandra Miesel is both loremistress and storyteller, steeped in the history and legend that permeates her writing.

   • 2016, Tracy Hickman, Richard Garriott, The Sword of Midras: A Shroud of the Avatar Novel, New York, N.Y.: Tor Books, →ISBN, page 198:

     “What brings you back to Opalis the Beautiful, old friend?” “Consultation with our loremistress,” Zhal replied. “Is she in residence?”