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monitresses

monitresses is the plural of monitress.

Meaning of monitress

Noun

monitress (plural monitresses)

  1. (archaic) A female mentor or advisor; a female observer.
    • Diana filled up all his heart: he felt as if by his union with her he had received a new and better soul. She was his monitress as he learned what were the true ends of life.1820, Mary Shelley, Mathilda, published 1959
  2. (dated) A female monitor, or school leader.
    • Miss Mitchell would certainly be most relieved to have a monitress who was capable of organising the juniors at games.1922, Angela Brazil, Monitress Merle

Questions about monitresses

What is monitresses the plural of?
Monitresses is the plural of monitress.

Words near monitresses in the dictionary

  1. monitory
  2. monitos del monte
  3. monitour
  4. monitours
  5. monitress
  6. monitresses
  7. monitrice
  8. monitrices
  9. monitrix
  10. Monivae
  11. Moniz

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