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foresister

foresister noun: a feminist of an earlier generation.

Noun

foresister (plural foresisters)

  1. A feminist of an earlier generation.
    • Another method of concealing lesbian history is the post-mortem straightening out of the lesbian, in which Haiviette becomes Joan of arc's "girlhood friend," Ebba Sparre becomes Queen Christina of Sweden's "companion," and the Ladies of Llangollen become "famous friends." Many of our fore-sisters...1976, Xenia S. Williams, “The Power of History...or History Is Written by the Powerful”, in Dave Peterson, Jonathan Cross, Lyn Rosen, editors, A Gay Person's Guide to New England, 2nd edition
    • Only then will we be able to adequately tell what our foresisters have done in memory of her.1984, Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, In memory of her: a feminist theological reconstruction of Christian origins

Forms of foresister

pluralforesisters

Origin of foresister

From fore- + sister. Compare forefather.

Questions about foresister

What does foresister mean?
Foresister means a feminist of an earlier generation.
What part of speech is foresister?
Foresister is a noun.
What is the plural of foresister?
The plural of foresister is foresisters.

Words near foresister in the dictionary

  1. foresignify
  2. foresignifying
  3. foresigns
  4. foresing
  5. foresinger
  6. foresister
  7. foresisters
  8. foresit
  9. foresitter
  10. foresitters
  11. foresketch

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