possessrice

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin possestrīcem. By surface analysis, possesseur +‎ -rice.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɔ.sɛ.sʁis/ ~ /pɔ.se.sʁis/

Noun

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possessrice f (plural possessrices)

  1. female equivalent of possesseur
    • 1735, Jean-Louis Brunet, Atlas historique[1], volume 4, page 20:
      [...] cette Reine devenue paiſible Poſſeſſrice de trois Couronnes [...]
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    • (Can we date this quote?), Handelingen van de Koninklijke Commissie voor Toponymie en Dialectologie[2], page 188:
      [...] ceux ou celles qui sont possesseurs ou possessrices du bien [...] madame de la paix Dieu, possessrice de la cense de Hartenge And [...]
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