- adulteress
- a|dul|ter|ess [ ə`dʌltərəs ] noun count OLD-FASHIONEDa married woman who has sex with someone who is not her husband
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adulteress
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Adulteress — A*dul ter*ess, n. [Fem. from L. adulter. Cf. {Advoutress}.] 1. A woman who commits adultery. [1913 Webster] 2. (Script.) A woman who violates her religious engagements. James iv. 4. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adulteress — (n.) late 14c., avoutresse, agent noun in fem. form from obsolete verb adulter (see ADULTERER (Cf. adulterer)) … Etymology dictionary
adulteress — [ə dul′tər is, ə dul′tris] n. a woman guilty of adultery … English World dictionary
adulteress — [[t]ədʌ̱ltrɪs[/t]] adulteresses N COUNT An adulteress is a woman who commits adultery. [OLD FASHIONED] … English dictionary
adulteress — also adultress noun Date: 1577 a woman who commits adultery … New Collegiate Dictionary
adulteress — /euh dul teuhr is, tris/, n. a woman who commits adultery. [1350 1400; ADULTER(ER) + ESS; r. ME avoutresse] Usage. See ess. * * * … Universalium
adulteress — noun A woman or girl who commits adultery. Syn: adulterer … Wiktionary
adulteress — a|dul|ter|ess [əˈdʌltərıs] n a married woman who has sex with a man who is not her husband … Dictionary of contemporary English
adulteress — a dul·ter·ess || rɪs n. woman who commits adultery, woman who has sexual relations with someone other than her spouse a dul·ter·er || rÉ™ n. one who commits adultery, one who has sexual relations with someone other than one s spouse … English contemporary dictionary
adulteress — noun (C) old fashioned a married woman who has sex with a man who is not her husband … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
