centressn.

Brit.

/ˈsɛntrᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈsɛntrəs/

Forms: also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: centre n.¹, -ess suffix¹.

Etymology: < centre n.¹ (compare sense 16 at that entry) + -ess suffix¹.

rare. Now historical.

A senior officer in the Fenian Sisterhood, an American organization founded in 1865 to support Irish republican interests. Cf. centre n.¹ 16.Only in head centress; cf. head centre n. at head n.¹ Compounds 4.

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1865 Vancouver Daily Post 29 Dec. Miss Ellen O'Mahoney, Head Centre of the Fenian Sisterhood.]

1866 Belfast News-let. 18 Jan. One of the last acts of the Irish Republic at New York was to despatch ‘Head Centress’ O'Mahony on a mission to Ireland.

1866 Pall Mall Gaz. 22 Mar. 8/1 The trip of the head-centress to Cork was merely a ruse.

2001 J. Doughty Manch. Outrage ii. 10 A Fenian Sisterhood, with a Head Centress..named Ellen O'Mahoney.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	centress
释义	centressn. Brit. /ˈsɛntrᵻs/, U.S. /ˈsɛntrəs/ Forms: also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: centre n.¹, -ess suffix¹. Etymology: < centre n.¹ (compare sense 16 at that entry) + -ess suffix¹. rare. Now historical. A senior officer in the Fenian Sisterhood, an American organization founded in 1865 to support Irish republican interests. Cf. centre n.¹ 16.Only in head centress; cf. head centre n. at head n.¹ Compounds 4. ΚΠ 1865 Vancouver Daily Post 29 Dec. Miss Ellen O'Mahoney, Head Centre of the Fenian Sisterhood.] 1866 Belfast News-let. 18 Jan. One of the last acts of the Irish Republic at New York was to despatch ‘Head Centress’ O'Mahony on a mission to Ireland. 1866 Pall Mall Gaz. 22 Mar. 8/1 The trip of the head-centress to Cork was merely a ruse. 2001 J. Doughty Manch. Outrage ii. 10 A Fenian Sisterhood, with a Head Centress..named Ellen O'Mahoney. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1866
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