chantressn.¹

Brit.

/ˈtʃɑːntrᵻs/,

/ˈtʃantrᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈtʃæntrəs/

Forms: late Middle English chaunterese, late Middle English chaunteresse, late Middle English chauntres, late Middle English 1600s–1700s chauntress, 1500s chanteres, 1500s–1600s chanteresse, 1500s–1600s chantresse, 1500s–1600s chauntresse, 1600s– chantress.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French chanteresse.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French chanteresse (first half of the 12th cent. in Old French), feminine form corresponding to Anglo-Norman chantre , chanteor , chanteour , Middle French chanteur chanter n.² (see -tress suffix). Compare chantress n.², and also sub-chantress n.

A female chanter or singer; spec. a female cantor or precentor (now chiefly historical). Formerly also: †a song bird (obsolete).See also sub-chantress n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > [noun] > female

singeressa1382

chantressc1390

singing girl1535

songstress1684

music-girl1734

cantatrice1803

chanteuse1823

canary1862

singstress1873

chantoosie1940

thrush1940

warbler1946

c1390 (?a1375) Abbey Holy Ghost (Vernon) f. 360/2 Orisoun schal be chaunteresse, þat w^t hertli preyers schal trauayle day and niht.

?c1450 in G. J. Aungier Hist. & Antiq. Syon Monastery (1840) 334 (MED) The chauntres withe one of her felawes..schal kepe the myddes of the quyer..occupyeng the office of the rectrices.

a1500 Rule Minoresses in W. W. Seton Two 15th Cent. Franciscan Rules (1914) 105 (MED) Þer schul be ii chaunteressis, one in þat one syde & one in þat oþer side in eche quere ordeynid..whiche schullen ȝeuin þe antemis & entune þe psalmis eche on here syde.

1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) i. 36 Hys syster Mary was chyfe chanteres in the womens quyer.

1624 H. Wotton Elements Archit. 114 Those Chanteresses, vnlesse they be such as perhaps delight as much in their wing, as in their voice, may liue long, among so good prouisions and roome.

1698 M. Martin Late Voy. St. Kilda iii. 111 They commonly sing all the time, one of their Number acting the part of a Prime Chantress, whom all the rest follow.

1746 J. Warton Odes on Var. Subj. ix. 34 Contemplation 's favourite bird! Chauntress of night.

1792 ‘A. Pasquin’ Children of Thespis (rev. ed.) ii. 135 Illumin'd and lovely the chantress appears.

1834 R. E. Egerton-Warburton Hunting Songs 4 With Chorister, Concord, and Chorus, Now Chantress commences her song.

1872 ‘Tuckahoe’ Tammie Chattie x. 51 I had often heard with rapturous delight Jenny Lind, Patti, Grisi, Alboni and other less renowned chantresses.

1922 Bull. Metrop. Mus. Art 17 37 (caption) A painted wooden stela of the divine chantress of Amon.

1969 R. Godden In this House of Brede ii. 60 Dame Maura gathered the chantresses for the dirge that was sung on the afternoon of the second day.

2008 Free Press Leader (Austral.) (Nexis) 23 Apr. 13 It also features the stirring voice of chantress/singer Peruquois.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

chantressn.²

Brit.

/ˈtʃɑːntrᵻs/,

/ˈtʃantrᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈtʃæntrəs/

Forms: late Middle English chanteresse, late Middle English chaunteresse, 1600s 1800s– chantress.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: enchantress n.

Etymology: Shortened < enchantress n. Compare earlier chanter n.¹, and also earlier chanting n.¹, chantment n., chantress n.¹

rare (frequently poetic) after Middle English.

A female magician; a sorceress, an enchantress.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > witch > [noun]

walkyrieOE

witchOE

hagc1230

strya1300

wise woman1382

sorceressc1384

luller14..

tylyester14..

chantressc1425

magicienne1490

gyre-carline1535

witch-womana1538

eye-biter1584

beldama1586

witch-wife1591

cunning woman1594

saga?a1600

magha1609

magicianess1651

hag-witcha1658

haggard1658

besom-rider1664

wizardess1789

fly-by-night1796

lucky1827

bruja1829

weird-woman1845

hex1856

Baba Yaga1857

pishogue1906

witcher1928

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) i. l. 1798 (MED) Al-be sche were a passyng sorceresse, And ferþest named of any chanteresse.

a1456 (?1428) J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1934) ii. 610 A myrmayde Ressemblyng vn-to a chaunteresse..Vppon a toure with a gret route Of wychches sittyng rounde abowte.

1656 S. Holland Don Zara ii. i. 69 Soto (at the appointment of the Chantress) sat down also.

a1811 R. T. Paine Wks. (1812) 127 In voice a Circe, and in poison too: A magick chantress.

1905 Christian Advocate 24 Aug. 1338/1 Dwells 'neath the emerald way Chantress from deep sea cave?

2014 B. Schwartz & Z. Schwartz Amer. Legends No. 1. (front matter) Marie Laveau: The Great American Witch. The Chantress of the Undead. The Creole Queen of Voodoo.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chantress
释义	chantressn.¹ Brit. /ˈtʃɑːntrᵻs/, /ˈtʃantrᵻs/, U.S. /ˈtʃæntrəs/ Forms: late Middle English chaunterese, late Middle English chaunteresse, late Middle English chauntres, late Middle English 1600s–1700s chauntress, 1500s chanteres, 1500s–1600s chanteresse, 1500s–1600s chantresse, 1500s–1600s chauntresse, 1600s– chantress. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French chanteresse. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French chanteresse (first half of the 12th cent. in Old French), feminine form corresponding to Anglo-Norman chantre , chanteor , chanteour , Middle French chanteur chanter n.² (see -tress suffix). Compare chantress n.², and also sub-chantress n. A female chanter or singer; spec. a female cantor or precentor (now chiefly historical). Formerly also: †a song bird (obsolete).See also sub-chantress n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > [noun] > female singeressa1382 chantressc1390 singing girl1535 songstress1684 music-girl1734 cantatrice1803 chanteuse1823 canary1862 singstress1873 chantoosie1940 thrush1940 warbler1946 c1390 (?a1375) Abbey Holy Ghost (Vernon) f. 360/2 Orisoun schal be chaunteresse, þat w^t hertli preyers schal trauayle day and niht. ?c1450 in G. J. Aungier Hist. & Antiq. Syon Monastery (1840) 334 (MED) The chauntres withe one of her felawes..schal kepe the myddes of the quyer..occupyeng the office of the rectrices. a1500 Rule Minoresses in W. W. Seton Two 15th Cent. Franciscan Rules (1914) 105 (MED) Þer schul be ii chaunteressis, one in þat one syde & one in þat oþer side in eche quere ordeynid..whiche schullen ȝeuin þe antemis & entune þe psalmis eche on here syde. 1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) i. 36 Hys syster Mary was chyfe chanteres in the womens quyer. 1624 H. Wotton Elements Archit. 114 Those Chanteresses, vnlesse they be such as perhaps delight as much in their wing, as in their voice, may liue long, among so good prouisions and roome. 1698 M. Martin Late Voy. St. Kilda iii. 111 They commonly sing all the time, one of their Number acting the part of a Prime Chantress, whom all the rest follow. 1746 J. Warton Odes on Var. Subj. ix. 34 Contemplation 's favourite bird! Chauntress of night. 1792 ‘A. Pasquin’ Children of Thespis (rev. ed.) ii. 135 Illumin'd and lovely the chantress appears. 1834 R. E. Egerton-Warburton Hunting Songs 4 With Chorister, Concord, and Chorus, Now Chantress commences her song. 1872 ‘Tuckahoe’ Tammie Chattie x. 51 I had often heard with rapturous delight Jenny Lind, Patti, Grisi, Alboni and other less renowned chantresses. 1922 Bull. Metrop. Mus. Art 17 37 (caption) A painted wooden stela of the divine chantress of Amon. 1969 R. Godden In this House of Brede ii. 60 Dame Maura gathered the chantresses for the dirge that was sung on the afternoon of the second day. 2008 Free Press Leader (Austral.) (Nexis) 23 Apr. 13 It also features the stirring voice of chantress/singer Peruquois. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). chantressn.² Brit. /ˈtʃɑːntrᵻs/, /ˈtʃantrᵻs/, U.S. /ˈtʃæntrəs/ Forms: late Middle English chanteresse, late Middle English chaunteresse, 1600s 1800s– chantress. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: enchantress n. Etymology: Shortened < enchantress n. Compare earlier chanter n.¹, and also earlier chanting n.¹, chantment n., chantress n.¹ rare (frequently poetic) after Middle English. A female magician; a sorceress, an enchantress. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > witch > [noun] walkyrieOE witchOE hagc1230 strya1300 wise woman1382 sorceressc1384 luller14.. tylyester14.. chantressc1425 magicienne1490 gyre-carline1535 witch-womana1538 eye-biter1584 beldama1586 witch-wife1591 cunning woman1594 saga?a1600 magha1609 magicianess1651 hag-witcha1658 haggard1658 besom-rider1664 wizardess1789 fly-by-night1796 lucky1827 bruja1829 weird-woman1845 hex1856 Baba Yaga1857 pishogue1906 witcher1928 c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) i. l. 1798 (MED) Al-be sche were a passyng sorceresse, And ferþest named of any chanteresse. a1456 (?1428) J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1934) ii. 610 A myrmayde Ressemblyng vn-to a chaunteresse..Vppon a toure with a gret route Of wychches sittyng rounde abowte. 1656 S. Holland Don Zara ii. i. 69 Soto (at the appointment of the Chantress) sat down also. a1811 R. T. Paine Wks. (1812) 127 In voice a Circe, and in poison too: A magick chantress. 1905 Christian Advocate 24 Aug. 1338/1 Dwells 'neath the emerald way Chantress from deep sea cave? 2014 B. Schwartz & Z. Schwartz Amer. Legends No. 1. (front matter) Marie Laveau: The Great American Witch. The Chantress of the Undead. The Creole Queen of Voodoo. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹c1390n.²c1425
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