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fautress

fautress noun: a patroness.

Noun

fautress (plural fautresses)

  1. (obsolete) A patroness.
    • Ever they cried to him. And this even his wise breast did move
      To more desire of victory, it made him pray, and prove,
      Minerva's aid, his fautress still: "O Goddess, hear," said he,
      "And to my feet stoop with thy help, now happy fautress be."1598-1616, George Chapman (translator), Homer's Iliad

Forms of fautress

pluralfautresses

Origin of fautress

From Latin fautrix: compare French fautrice.

Questions about fautress

What does fautress mean?
Fautress means a patroness.
What part of speech is fautress?
Fautress is a noun.
What is the plural of fautress?
The plural of fautress is fautresses.

Words near fautress in the dictionary

  1. fautor
  2. fautors
  3. fautorship
  4. fautour
  5. fautours
  6. fautress
  7. fautresses
  8. fautrix
  9. fauve
  10. Fauver
  11. Fauvers

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