predictress

predictress noun: a female predictor.

Noun

predictress (plural predictresses)

A female predictor.
- προφῆτις. Why Anna is so called the Commentators are not agreed. Some take the word in the sense of “a predictress of future events;” as in the Apoc. 2, 20.; others think she is so called, as being the wife of a prophet.1826, S[amuel] T[homas] Bloomfield, “St. Luke”, in Recensio Synoptica Annotationis Sacræ, Being a Critical Digest and Synoptical Arrangement of the Most Important Annotations on the New Testament...
- “Call me Eva,” said the woman, “the predictress of fate. Lady, I have but little to say now; but will you meet me to-morrow at midnight, under the large porch, in the Abbey church-yard, opposite to St. Margaret’s church; but remember, lady, you are to come alone, bring not your rival with you; I...1836 March, Mrs. T. F. Clarke, “The First and Last Song”, in The Lady’s Magazine and Museum of the Belles-Lettres, Fine Arts, Music, Drama, Fashions, &c., volume VIII, London: […] J. Page, […], page...

“Call me Eva,” said the woman, “the predictress of fate.1836 March, Mrs. T. F. Clarke, “The First and Last Song”, in The Lady’s Magazine and Museum of the Belles-Lettres, Fine Arts, Music, Drama...
Who did not hear the Hertfordshire predictress, / E’en in the council-room, assure our men / These measures were approved of from above, / And ratified by heavenly sanction?1842, E[benezer] Cobham Brewer, “[Dialogues.] The Trial of King Charles I.”, in School Recitations, Selected from Various Authors, and...
“I tell you, there is nothing but a blank!” repeated the woman whom the predictress had said, was christened “Marie.”1901, Victor Hugo, translated by Henry L[lewellyn] Williams, “Face to Face”, in Red Robe and Grey Robe; or Richelieu Defied, New York...
Though they could not fix on any particular prophet, yet all agreed there had been such a predictress, and thousands implicitly believed the event would take place.[…],” etc.1907 April 6, “Curiosities of the Calendar”, in Cheltenham Chronicle and Gloucestershire Graphic, number 5,072, Cheltenham, Glos, page 8...

plural	predictresses

From predictor + -ess.

What does predictress mean?: Predictress means a female predictor.
How do you use predictress in a sentence?: “Call me Eva,” said the woman, “the predictress of fate.
What part of speech is predictress?: Predictress is a noun.
What is the plural of predictress?: The plural of predictress is predictresses.

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