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suitress rare.|ˈs(j)uːtrɪs| [f. suitor n. + -ess1.] A female suitor.
1714Rowe Jane Shore iii, 'Twere Pity of his Heart, That could refuse a Boon to such a Suitress. 1791Cowper Iliad i. 686, I noticed her a suitress at thy knees. 1894Daily Tel. 1 Dec. 5/4 Both suitresses are of some position and worldly prospects. |