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foresisters

foresisters is the plural of foresister.

Meaning of foresister

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

Questions about foresisters

What is foresisters the plural of?
Foresisters is the plural of foresister.

Words near foresisters in the dictionary

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

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